Caption

Floral composition; creator: Frederik de Wit ca. 1630–1706, young; engraver: Jeremias Falck ca. 1609–1677; subject: flowers lilies, carnations/Dianthus L.; work type: illustration from Falck, Florum Icones 1662; themes: albums, pattern books, decoration patterns, botany; styles/cultures: Dutch, Polish, French graphics; date: after 1662; format: album; dimensions: height 21.4 cm, width 15.6 cm., A detailed botanical illustration shows a central group of large, open flowers with elongated petals and prominent stamens, surrounded by several smaller floral studies and buds; the flowers and leaves are rendered with fine, curving lines and shading, and there is a rectangular border framing the composition. The visible colors are shades of beige and brown, with darker brown used for the inked linework and shading against a lighter beige background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_185

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.8Mb (4.7Mb) / 20.0in x 14.5in / 6000 x 4360 (300dpi)

Keywords

Floral composition creator Frederik de Wit ca 1630–1706 young engraver Jeremias Falck ca 1609–1677 subject flowers lilies carnations Dianthus L work type illustration Falck Florum Icones 1662 themes albums pattern books decoration patterns botany styles cultures Dutch Polish French graphics date 1662 format album dimensions height 21.4 cm width 15.6 cm detailed botanical illustration central group large open flowers elongated petals prominent stamens surrounded several smaller floral studies buds flowers leaves rendered fine curving lines shading rectangular border framing composition visible colors shades beige brown darker brown inked linework lighter beige background.