Caption

Floral arrangement, Tobias Frankenberger 1627–1664; young, engraver; German Alsace/Strasbourg, 1662. Subject: flowers including daffodils, insects beetles; decoration patterns; botany; pattern book; album; height 14.2 cm, width 10.9 cm., A sepia-toned botanical illustration shows a group of several tall, slender stems topped with different flowers and leaves, rendered in fine dark brown line work against a pale beige background; a few large blooms with layered petals appear at the top and left, a couple of drooping bell-shaped flowers sit to the right, and a smaller cluster of narrow, feathery foliage rises near the center; a long grasslike leaf and a broad veined leaf emerge from lower stems, and a small dark insect-like shape rests near the bottom; the overall colors visible are beige, brown, and darker brown lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_168

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Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (5.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Floral arrangement Tobias Frankenberger 1627–1664 young engraver German Alsace Strasbourg 1662 Subject flowers daffodils insects beetles decoration patterns botany pattern book album height 14.2 cm width 10.9 cm sepia-toned botanical illustration group several tall slender stems topped different flowers leaves rendered fine dark brown line work pale beige background large blooms layered petals top left couple drooping bell-shaped flowers sit right smaller cluster narrow feathery foliage rises near center long grasslike leaf broad veined leaf emerge lower stems small dark insect- shape rests near bottom colors visible beige brown darker brown lines.