Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)

Title	Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)
Artist	Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)
Date	c. 1645
Medium	brush and watercolor in crimson, gray, and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper
Classification	Drawing
Origin	Netherlands

Themes: Botanical illustration

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“Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)” is a work by Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673), dated c. 1645. It is executed in brush and watercolor in crimson, gray, and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper and classified as drawing. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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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