Watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris). / Citrulli. / pompon (title on object), Watermelon. Possibly also a pompoe or gourd. Branch with leaves and some fruits. Numbered top right: 161. With the fruit the Latin name. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French., Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610, paper, watercolor (paint), deck paint, ink, chalk, pen, h 249 mm × w 159 mm, Reimagined by Gibon, design of warm cheerful

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