Tulip, two Branches of Myrtle and two Shells, Maria Sibylla Merian (attributed to), 1657 - 1717

Identification

Title(s)

Tulip, two Branches of Myrtle and two Shells

Object type

drawing

Object number

RP-T-1899-A-4295

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Maria Sibylla Merian (attributed to)

Dating

1657 - 1717

Material and Technique

Physical features

opaque and transparent watercolour, over traces of graphite, on vellum

Material

parchment (animal material)

Technique

brush

Measurements

height 336 mm × width 240 mm

Subject

What

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

Acquisition

purchase Dec-1899

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection William Pitcairn Knowles (1820-94), Rotterdam and Wiesbaden (L. 2643); his sale, Amsterdam (F. Muller), 25-6 June 1895, no. 422, fl. 17, to the dealer H.J. Valk, Amsterdam; from whom, fl. 19.55, to the museum (L. 2228), with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, 1899

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

De wereld binnen handbereik : Nederlandse kunst- en rariteitenverzamelingen, 1585-1735 : catalogus, p. 147, cat.nr. 301
Bekoring van het kleine, Laurens Johannes Bol, p. 16, afb. 5, cat.nr. 5
Tentoonstelling bekoring van het kleine [Nederlandse tekeningen met voorstelling van bloemen, schelpen, insecten e.d.], Laurens Johannes Bol, cat.nr. 63

Persistent URL

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