Caption

Siberian heavy lily (Iris Sibirica), 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_125

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

116.8Mb (8.6Mb) / 16.9in x 26.9in / 5067 x 8057 (300dpi)

Keywords

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