Caption

Floral arrangement, Tobias Frankenberger 1627–1664, engraver; German; flowers; Alsace Strasbourg, France; insects; pattern books; lilies; beetles; decoration patterns; botany; French graphics; 1662; album; height 14.1 cm; width 10.8 cm, A detailed black-and-white ink drawing of a tall plant with a central stem and long narrow leaves, topped by several large drooping blooms with curled, ribbon-like petals; one bloom appears on a separate thin stem with five open petals. Near the base of the plant are two small insect-like figures, one on the left and one on the right, each depicted with segmented bodies and legs. The image background is an off-white, slightly textured paper with subtle age spots in beige and light brown tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_170

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (6.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Floral arrangement Tobias Frankenberger 1627–1664 engraver German flowers Alsace Strasbourg France insects pattern books lilies beetles decoration patterns botany French graphics 1662 album height 14.1 cm width 10.8 cm detailed black- -white ink drawing tall plant central stem long narrow leaves topped several large drooping blooms curled ribbon- petals bloom separate thin stem five open petals Near base plant two small insect- figures left right depicted segmented bodies legs image background off-white slightly textured paper subtle age spots beige light brown tones.