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Orange Fritillaria Imperialis (Crown Imperial), Snail, and Bug, folio 20 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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Medium
watercolor, ink, silver, and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1963.594.20.a
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Print
A vertically oriented watercolor on cream vellum depicts a central Crown Imperial within a double-lined border. A tuft of long green leaves crowns orange bell-shaped blossoms dangling from a thick purple stem. To the right, a single flower curves with a winged insect. In the lower left, an open bloom reveals white circular nectaries, while a snail with a black-and-white checkered shell crawls across the foliage at the base.

Orange Fritillaria Imperialis (Crown Imperial), Snail, and Bug, folio 20 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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