Caption

Floral composition; Jeremias Falck ca. 1609–1677, engraver; Frederik de Wit ca. 1630–1706, publisher; illustration from Florum Icones, 1662; floral subjects including lilies; pattern book/album of decoration patterns and botany; Dutch and Polish cultural influences; thematic: graphics/illustration; album; after 1662; Amsterdam; height 20.4 cm, width 14.6 cm, The image shows a sheet with several botanical ink drawings of flowers and stems arranged across the page, rendered in dark brown or black lines and shading on a light beige paper background; a few flowers are depicted with curved petals, some with rounded bulbous forms, and several elongated leaves and slender stems accompany them, creating vertical and arcing compositions; the paper shows slight age spots and faint border impressions around the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_183

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72.3Mb (4.1Mb) / 14.0in x 20.0in / 4210 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Floral composition Jeremias Falck ca 1609–1677 engraver Frederik de Wit ca 1630–1706 publisher illustration Florum Icones 1662 floral subjects lilies pattern book album decoration patterns botany Dutch Polish cultural influences thematic graphics Amsterdam height 20.4 cm width 14.6 cm image sheet several botanical ink drawings flowers stems arranged across page rendered dark brown black lines shading light beige paper background depicted curved petals rounded bulbous forms several elongated leaves slender accompany them creating vertical arcing compositions paper slight age spots faint border impressions edges.