Hollyhock (Alcea rosea); Hollyhock; pink single flowers. Numbered top right: 67. Right the Dutch and Latin name. Part of the first album with drawings of flowers and plants. Eighth of twelve albums with drawings of animals; birds and plants known around 1600; commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch; Latin and French; flowers (with NAME); Anselmus Boetius de Boodt (signed by artist); Praag; 1596 - 1610; paper; watercolor (paint); deck paint; chalk; ink; pen; h 298 mm x w 183 mm