Caption

Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) and crocus (Crocus vernus), hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613

Date

Apr 03, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Olaf Krüger

Reference

BRK26F90_451

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

77.4Mb (25.8Mb) / 15.8in x 19.0in / 4745 x 5704 (300dpi)

Keywords

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