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Florilegium: tulips without a border (page 4 verso)

1608

Part of a set. See all set records

France, 17th century

Bound manuscript of 48 leaves, 77 drawings; watercolor, ink, silver and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum

Sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.)

Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1963.594.h

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

Dated: Poitiers 1608 (on frontispiece) Signed: On frontispiece in black ink, lower right: Van Kuyk Notation on drawing: Frontispiece: in pencil, lower margin: * élève de Van Kessel, peintre flammand (* in pencil also appears in front of Van Kuyk's name).

Provenance
Jean Le Roy de la Boissière, Poitiers
R. N. Philips, Manchester
1890
A. M. Philips, Manchester
1946
W. R. Price, London
8/1/1962
H. P. Kraus, NY
10/1962
M. and W. Corning, Cleveland
Jean Le Roy de la Boissière, Poitiers; R. N. Philips, Manchester; A. M. Philips, Manchester; W. R. Price, London; (sale: Christie's, London, 8/1/1962, lot 219); (H. P. Kraus, NY); M. and W. Corning, Cleveland
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