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Proboscida louisianica (Martinia annua, Common Unicorn Flower or Ram's Horn)

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An image of Title/s: Proboscida louisianica (Martinia annua, Common Unicorn Flower or Ram's Horn) 
Maker/s: Ehret, Georg Dionysius (draughtsman) [ULAN info: German artist, 1710-1770]
Description: Study of terminal portion of stem with leaves and inflorescence. Removed from album and mounted separately. 
Technique Description: watercolour and bodycolour over faint traces of graphite on vellum 
Dimensions: height: 544 mm, width: 376 mm 
Date: 1740

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Title/s: Proboscida louisianica (Martinia annua, Common Unicorn Flower or Ram's Horn) Maker/s: Ehret, Georg Dionysius (draughtsman) [ULAN info: German artist, 1710-1770] Description: Study of terminal portion of stem with leaves and inflorescence. Removed from album and mounted separately. Technique Description: watercolour and bodycolour over faint traces of graphite on vellum Dimensions: height: 544 mm, width: 376 mm Date: 1740

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  • Accession Number: PD.117-1973 folio 18
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