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

    draftsman (artist): 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

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • 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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