# Sketch for a Still Life of Fruit and Flowers

- By: Jan van Huysum (Amsterdam, 1682–1749)
- Date: c. 1725 - c. 1735
- Medium: charcoal stick, paper, watercolor (paint)
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 408 mm x width 320 mm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-1899-A-4272--a6a5c353c9b539c1df301fd526e71050)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/XrOGB/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Jan van Huysum made this drawing with a stick of charcoal soaked in linseed oil. This material was traditionally recommended for drawing sketches. The oil prevents the drawn lines from blurring and lends them greater intensity. The drawing served as a model for a painting. Van Huysum here indicated the most important colours in transparent watercolour.