Carnation (Dianthus) Gentille. pot. flowers. / Gariophilus retonica. / oeuillet. (title on object); Carnation. Numbered top right: 123. With the name in five languages. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals; birds and plants known around 1600; commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch; Latin and French.; Anselmus Boetius de Boodt; 1596 - 1610; paper; watercolor (paint); deck paint; ink; pencil; pen; h 232 mm x w 170 mm