Cactus Speciosus, by Redouté

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Cactus Speciosus. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 443 mm, width 306 mm.

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Accession Number: PD.122-1973.3
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 700 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 392.75kB
Exposure time: 1/18
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:09:04 14:19:59

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19th Century botanical cactus Fitz_PDP Flemish floral flowers Linnean Pierre Joseph Redoute pink plants Redoute watercolour

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