Caption

Blossom and buds of a Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613

Date

Apr 03, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Olaf Krüger

Reference

BRK26J48_100

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

105.1Mb (35.0Mb) / 24.3in x 16.8in / 7296 x 5036 (300dpi)

Keywords

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