Study of a red catchfly (Lychnis hirsuta)
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Herman Saftleven II
Artist bio: Dutch, Rotterdam 1609–1685 Utrecht
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Dutch
Date: 1680
Medium: Watercolor, gum arabic, and white gouache (oxidized to silver) over black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 7 13/16 x 6 3/16 in. (19.9 x 15.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2008
Accession year: 2008
Tags: Flowers|Leaves