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Engraving of a horse at center surrounded by roses, a marigold, a daffodil and a butterfly, with inscribed labels in the margins.

A horse surrounded by three roses, a marigold, a daffodil and a butterfly. Engraving by P. Williamson, 1663, after W. Hollar.

An engraved plate shows a horse standing on a mound at center, surrounded by several roses, a small marigold, a white daffodil, a butterfly and a bud. Fine hatching models the horse's coat and the flowers' petals and leaves, with Latin and English plant names inscribed in the margins.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
[1674]
Medium
Book illustrations Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2739 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1674.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Caballo con rosas, caléndula, narciso y mariposa, grabado

Una lámina grabada muestra un caballo de pie sobre un montículo en el centro, rodeado de varias rosas, una pequeña caléndula, un narciso blanco, una mariposa y un capullo. El sombreado fino modela el pelaje del caballo y los pétalos y hojas de las flores, con nombres de plantas inscritos en los márgenes.

Português: Cavalo com rosas, calêndula, narciso e borboleta, gravura

Uma gravura mostra um cavalo em pé sobre um monte, no centro, cercado por várias rosas, uma pequena calêndula, um narciso branco, uma borboleta e um botão. Hachuras finas modelam a pelagem do cavalo e as pétalas e folhas das flores, com nomes de plantas inscritos nas margens.

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