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Clematis
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610
The fact that the Historia Naturalis albums were sold only three times in four centuries accounts for the excellent condition of the individual drawings. The colours – like the purple and green in this sheet – are as pristine as the day they were applied. This clematis may be one of the many botanical drawings in the albums made by the Delft flower painter Elias Verhulst, from whom De Boodt commissioned around 200 drawings.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-BR-2017-1-10-59
- Dimensionsheight 234 mm x width 174 mm
- Physical characteristicspenseel in waterverf en dekverf over zwart krijt, gehoogd met witte dekverf, handschrift in pen in bruin