Caption

Floral arrangement by Frederik de Wit ca. 1630–1706, young, engraved by Jeremias Falck ca. 1609–1677. Illustration from Falck's Florum Icones 1662. Subject: flowers—lilies; themes: pattern books, decoration patterns, botany; style: Dutch; format: album; date: after 1662; places associated: Amsterdam, Hamburg. Dimensions: height 20.6 cm, width 14.5 cm., A detailed botanical drawing of a flowering plant showing a cluster of large blossoms and buds on stems with elongated leaves, rendered in dark brown lines on a beige paper background, with a few narrow vertical stems, several open petaled flowers, a group of closed bud shapes, and leaves with linear shading; the paper shows a few small brown spots and subtle age discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_178

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Rights managed

Available size

72.3Mb (6.0Mb) / 14.0in x 20.0in / 4210 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Floral arrangement Frederik de Wit ca 1630–1706 young engraved Jeremias Falck ca 1609–1677 Illustration Falck's Florum Icones 1662 Subject flowers lilies themes pattern books decoration patterns botany style Dutch format album date 1662 places associated Amsterdam Hamburg Dimensions height 20.6 cm width 14.5 cm detailed botanical drawing flowering plant showing cluster large blossoms buds stems elongated leaves rendered dark brown lines beige paper background narrow vertical stems several open petaled group closed bud shapes leaves linear shading paper small brown spots subtle age discoloration.