Myrtle family (Myrtaceae), Myrtle (probably). Unknown plant with white flowers and red pear-shaped berries. Numbered top right: 258. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants. Tenth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610, paper, watercolor (paint), deck paint, chalk, ink, pen, h 235 mm × w 151 mm
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Myrtle family, Myrtaceae, Myrtle, Unknown plant, white flowers, red pear-shaped berries, Numbered top right, 258, Part, third album, drawings, flowers, plants, Tenth, twelve albums, animals, birds, 1600, commissioned, Emperor Rudolf II, explanations, Dutch, Latin, French, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, 1596, 1610, paper, watercolor, paint, deck paint, chalk, ink, pen
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