Sheet with Flowers from an Album, anonymous, 1630 - 1718
etching, h 140mm × w 187mm More details
Artists keen to learn how to draw flowers must make haste. After all, the blooms wilt quickly once they have been picked! To become familiar with specific sorts of flowers, they could turn to books with drawing examples, such as this album. But ordinary flower lovers too would have enjoyed looking at such albums.
