Caption

Iris xiphium (Iris Xiphium), hand-coloured copperplate engraving from the Hortus Eystettensis, plant book by the Nuremberg pharmacist Basilius Besler, Renaissance, Eichstädt, 1613

Date

Jan 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Olaf Krüger

Reference

BRK26B86_126

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

91.5Mb (8.5Mb) / 16.6in x 21.4in / 4991 x 6405 (300dpi)

Keywords

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