Visit to a Flower Nursery

Jacob Cats (1741-1799), 1791

In the 18th century a visit to a flower nursery was a popular spring outing. Fashionably attired ladies and gentlemen here stroll past seed boxes and racks with potted plants. People from Amsterdam, Leiden, and The Hague all came for this purpose to Haarlem, the centre of floristry. This drawing is an illustration of the month of April from a series of the Twelve Months.

  • Artwork typedrawing, aquarel
  • Object numberRP-T-1990-12
  • Dimensionsheight 131 mm x width 182 mm
  • Physical characteristicspenseel in kleuren

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Visit to a Flower Nursery

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1990-12

  • Description

    Bezoek aan bloemkwekerij: de maand april. De tekening behoorde oorspronkelijk tot een serie van twaalf met voorstellingen van maanden.


Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Jacob Cats (1741-1799)

  • Dating

    1791

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    penseel in kleuren

  • Dimensions

    height 131 mm x width 182 mm


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