Lime Tillia europea

by Jacob Van Huysum

$2,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A beautiful image of a single branch of the European lime tree with two small bunches of small green flower buds, flecked with red and yellow, attached to the lower part of the stem. Jacob van Huysum was born in Amsterdam in about 1687, a member of a renowned family of professional flower painters who enjoyed considerable success in Holland. His father was Justus van Huysum 1659-1716 , and his brother Jan van Huysum 1682-1749 . Jacob painted in much the same manner as his

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