Natural history ensemble (no. 8); 8. Leaf of hodgepodge / Miscelaniorum tabula 8. / 8. feuille de melange (title on object); Leaf with the eighth natural history ensemble with animals and plants; numbers 1-18. Insects (dragonfly; fly; butterflies); spiders; fruits; flowers and a piece of wood or bark (possibly cinnamon). Numbered top right: 8. Part of the seventh album with drawings of reptiles; amphibians and natural history ensembles. The seventh of twelve albums with watercolors of animals; birds and plants; known around 1600; commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch; Latin and French; insects; insects: dragon-fly; insects: butterfly; flowers; (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: cinnamon; Elias Verhulst (attributed to); 1596 - 1610; paper; pencil; chalk; watercolor (paint); deck paint; ink; lacquer (coating); pen; h 180 mm x w 264 mm