Caption

Flower, large-leaved peony (Peonia Mascula), hand-coloured copperplate engraving from the Hortus Eystettensis, plant book by the Nuremberg apothecary Basilius Besler, Renaissance, Eichstädt, 1613

Date

Jan 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Olaf Krüger

Reference

BRK26B86_112

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

124.8Mb (12.3Mb) / 27.0in x 18.0in / 8088 x 5392 (300dpi)

Keywords

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