Pancratium Illyricum, Plate 116 from A. C. Van Eeden's "Flora of Haarlem"
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Hamill and Barker
Accession Number
1961-105-398
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Pancratium Illyricum, Plate 116** from A. C. Van Eeden's *Flora of Haarlem is a delicate botanical print by Dutch artist Arentine H. Aren (1836–1915), created around 1881. This work captures the elegant Pancratium illyricum—a rare coastal lily native to the Mediterranean—showcasing its slender stems, starry white flowers, and intricate details with scientific precision. As plate 116 in Van Eeden's comprehensive flora, it documents the plant life of Haarlem, Netherlands, blending artistry with botany during a golden age of natural history illustration. Arendsen, a skilled 19th-century Dutch ...