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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Geranium Sanguinarium
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Geranium Sanguinarium

Artist Basil Besler (German, 1561 - 1629)
Date1613
MediumCopperplate engraving, hand colored
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Peter Descorcy
Object number2010.29.5
Collections
DescriptionBotanical drawing of Geranium Sanguinarium (bloody cranesbill or bloodred geranium) featuring three varieties each with their roots, green leaves, and pink, red, or purple flowers. From "Hortus Eystettensis", Eichstatt, 1613.
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Papaver Corniculatum Luteum
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1613
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Acantium Silvestri
Basil Besler
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Cataputia Vilgaris
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Plums
George Brookshaw
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Nectarines
George Brookshaw
1804-1812
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Telephium
Leonhart Fuchs
1547
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Clematis
Leonhart Fuchs
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Sanicula Mas
Leonhart Fuchs
1547
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Caryophyllata Sylvestris
Leonhart Fuchs
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