Bouquet of Flowers

anonymous, 1680-08

This exquisitely rendered ensemble looks like a just picked field bouquet, but it combines flowers found in the wild, like the violet and the cornflower, with cultivated exotic species, like the red woolflower (Celosia) at the upper right. They do not all bloom at the same time. The blue and white morning glory blossoms in the spring, and the dark purple field scabious only from August.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1898-A-3499
  • Dimensionsheight 300 mm x width 230 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgouache en dekverf, op perkament

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bouquet of Flowers

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1898-A-3499

  • Inscriptions / marks

    date: ‘aug. 1680’


Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): anonymous, Northern Netherlands
    • draftsman (artist): Herman Henstenburgh (possibly) [rejected attribution]
  • Dating

    1680-08

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    gouache en dekverf, op perkament

  • Dimensions

    height 300 mm x width 230 mm


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  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of A.H. Beels van Heemstede-van Loon

  • Acquisition

    gift 1898-04

  • Copyright


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