Scabiosa Alpina Centauroides. Scabiosa Belgica flori albo Scabiosa Vulgaris
Date1640
After work by
Basil Besler
1561 - 1629
MediumLine engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOH: 22 3/8" OW: 17 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1991-22
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "I./ Scabiosa Alpina Centauroides./ II./ Scabiosa Belgica flori albo/ III./ Scabiosa Vulgaris"ProvenanceBefore 1991, W. Graham Arader III (New York, NY); 1991-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).Georg Dionysius Ehret
1750-1773
17th century
1810-1830
