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Botanical watercolor drawing of a blooming top of a Kaiserkrone plant rests in the middle of a page.

The cut stem is straight and topped with a crown of slender warm-green leaves bursting from the top, reminiscent of a pineapple. A whorl of yellow bell flowers with noticeable stamens hang down in this lily related plant. Bottom leaves are not depicted. Shading and highlights give the illustration depth. A shadow drawn underneath gives it depth and dimensionality, the background is plain antique white. Manuscript of the Latin name in the lower left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
4.1965.9
People
Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Josef Abel, Austrian (1764 - 1818)
Title
Plant Study: Kaiserkrone
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
Austrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312050

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
36.9 x 23.6 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: coat-of-arms with fleur-de-lys and C & I HONIG (similar to Heawood 1824)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from the Collection of Edouard Sandoz
Object Number
4.1965.9
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/22/2019 - 02/25/2020

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