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Study of a red catchfly (Lychnis hirsuta)

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Study of a red catchfly (Lychnis hirsuta)

Herman Saftleven II

1680

Medium

Watercolor, gum arabic, and white gouache (oxidized to silver) over black chalk

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Dimensions

sheet: 7 13/16 x 6 3/16 in. (19.9 x 15.7 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2008

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Herman Saftleven II

1609–1685 • Dutch Republic

Herman Saftleven the Younger was the son of Herman Saftleven, and was actually the second Herman, not Herman III as he is sometimes referred to. Comment on works: Landscapes; Views.

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