Tulips, plate from HORTUS ESTETTENSIS, 1713, by Basilius Besler, Eichstatt. Hand-colored copper plate engraving. Courtesy of The Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawley’s Island, SC.
When the Gibbes Museum opened in 1905, the nation celebrated what Charleston has always understood: the power of art – to inspire our imagination, heal our hurt, and nourish our souls.
Tulips, plate from HORTUS ESTETTENSIS, 1713, by Basilius Besler

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