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Dutch myrtle (Myrica gale)
anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1599
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-2008-337
- Dimensionsheight 217 mm x width 159 mm
- Physical characteristicspen and brown ink
Identification
Title(s)
Dutch myrtle (Myrica gale)
Object type
Object number
RP-T-2008-337
Inscriptions / marks
watermark
Creation
Creation
draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands
Dating
c. 1575 - c. 1599
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Material and technique
Physical description
pen and brown ink
Dimensions
height 217 mm x width 159 mm
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Subject
Acquisition and rights
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Provenance
…; collection Rembert Dodoens (1517-1585); Christophe Plantin (1520-1589), Leiden; François van Ravelingen (1539-1597), Leiden; Balthasar Moretus (1574-1641), Antwerp;{H. Engel, ‘Over enkele origineele teekeningen, naar welke houtblokken voor Dodonaeus’ cruydtboeck gesneden zijn’, Nederlands kruidkundig archief, 53 (1943), p. 46.} …; collection J.Q. van Regteren Altena (1899-1980), Amsterdam; from his heirs to the museum (L. 2228), 2008{Transfer of ownership for payment of inheritance taxes 2008.}
Documentation
H. Engel, ‘Over enkele origineele teekeningen, naar welke houtblokken voor Dodonaeus’ cruydtboeck gesneden zijn’, Nederlands kruidkundig archief 53 (1943), p. 52, pl. 5. H. Engel, ‘Over enkele teekeningen, die eens Dodonaeus toebehoord hebben, waarbij de eerste koningsvisch (Lampris Luna) van de Europeesche kusten’, Zoöl. Med. 25 (1945), p. 20.
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