Natural history ensemble (nr. 16); 16. Mixture / miscelaniorum tabula leaf 16. / 16. feuille de melange (title on object); Leaf with the sixteenth natural history ensemble with animals and plants; numbers 1-18. Insects (butterfly; caterpillar; beetles); spiders; mouse; scorpion; shell; walnut; fruit; carrot and flowers. Numbered top right: 16. 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: beetle; insects: butterfly; flowers; fruits; rodents: mouse; scorpions; Elias Verhulst (attributed to); 1596 - 1610; paper; pencil; chalk; watercolor (paint); deck paint; ink; pen; h 190 mm x w 299 mm