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Engraving of a flower bouquet with peonies, narcissus and a hummingbird, tied with a ribbon, on a page of a bound album.

Flowers

An engraved bouquet fills the centre of a bound print page, with peonies, chrysanthemum-like blooms, narcissus and a tall lily bud arranged around a tied ribbon at the base. A small hummingbird hovers at the right, and the printed caption is visible along the lower margin of the plate.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1750
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3315 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1755).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Flores: ramo grabado con peonías y narcisos

Un ramo grabado ocupa el centro de una página de grabado encuadernado, con peonías, flores parecidas a crisantemos, narcisos y un capullo alto de lirio dispuestos alrededor de una cinta atada en la base. Un pequeño colibrí revolotea a la derecha, y el pie impreso es visible en el margen inferior de la lámina.

Português: Flores: buquê gravado com peônias e narcisos

Um buquê gravado ocupa o centro de uma página de estampa encadernada, com peônias, flores semelhantes a crisântemos, narcisos e um botão alto de lírio dispostos em volta de uma fita amarrada na base. Um pequeno beija-flor paira à direita, e a legenda impressa é visível na margem inferior da gravura.

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