“De vroege Brabantson”, in English “The Early Brabantson”, is a historical tulip that was depicted by the artist Judith Leyster in 1643.
Leyster, one of the few women in her time to gain recognition as a professional painter, created a watercolor of this tulip that is now considered one of her last known works.
The name ‘Brabantson’ refers to the Dutch and Flemish area of Brabant.
The watercolor of the ‘Early Brabantson’ is part of a bound tulip book in the Frans Hals Museum. This 18th-century collection of watercolors highlights the ongoing popularity of the tulip, even after the peak of the Tulipmania.
The Early Brabantson is an early-blooming tulip. These tulips herald the arrival of spring, often blooming in March or early April, depending on climatic conditions. Tulips are a welcome sight in Northern Europe after the gray winter months!
The 99 NFT tulips inspired by the “Vroege Brabantson” by Judith Leyster, is themed around ‘spring’. The portrait of the “Brabantson” serves as inspiration for the tulip NFTs.
Ninetynine Tulips 