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Dianthus, by Peter Brown

Image attached to PD.108-1973.2

An image of Flower Album. Dianthus? Brown, Peter (British, op.1760-1791). Watercolour and bodycolour, including white, with traces of graphite on vellum, height, support, 300 mm, width, support, 239 mm, 18th Century.

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Flower Album. Dianthus? Brown, Peter (British, op.1760-1791). Watercolour and bodycolour, including white, with traces of graphite on vellum, height, support, 300 mm, width, support, 239 mm, 18th Century.

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  • Accession Number: PD.108-1973.2
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 802 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 116.18kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2013:12:10 15:44:25

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18th Century 458392 Artistic Movement British School Caryophyllaceae Date Department Dianthus English Fitz_PDP Material Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Peter Brown Predominant Colours Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd album botanical carnations drawing floral flowers orange vellum watercolour Artist/Maker

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