Cultivated Medlar (Mespilus germanica)
| Title | Cultivated Medlar (Mespilus germanica) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Gerard van Spaendonck (Dutch, 1746–1822) |
| Date | c. 1800 18th century |
| Medium | stipple and roulette |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Netherlands, late 18th-early 19th Century Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Cultivated Medlar (Mespilus germanica), c. 1800. Gerard van Spaendonck (Dutch, 1746–1822). Stipple and roulette. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection, 1939.289 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Cultivated Medlar (Mespilus germanica)” is a work by Gerard van Spaendonck (Dutch, 1746–1822), dated c. 1800. It is executed in stipple and roulette and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to c. 1800. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Netherlands, late 18th-early 19th Century. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.
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