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Catchfly (Lychnis) or Blunt-nosed catchfly (Lychnis coronaria)
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Catchfly (Lychnis) or Blunt-nosed catchfly (Lychnis coronaria)

1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Cuckoo flower or Prikneus. Numbered in the upper right: 181. Name in Latin and Dutch on the right. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds, and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin, and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKoekoeksbloem (Lychnis) of Prikneus (Lychnis coronaria). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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