Centaurea uniflora, by Clarence Bicknell

An image of Wild Flowers of Val Fontanalba and neighbourhood. Centaurea uniflora. Saponaria ocymoides. Bicknell, Clarence (British, 1842-1918). Watercolour over graphite, surrounded on all sides by drawn lines, on paper, height, leaf, 326 mm, width, leaf, 253 mm, recto 1908. Vellum bound sketchbook containing 64 leaves. The covers decorated with two brown leather bands, with ornamental vellum stitching. There are the remains of cover closure straps, front and back. The recto of each leaf drawn 1908, the verso, 1909.

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Wild Flowers of Val Fontanalba and neighbourhood. Centaurea uniflora. Saponaria ocymoides. Bicknell, Clarence (British, 1842-1918). Watercolour over graphite, surrounded on all sides by drawn lines, on paper, height, leaf, 326 mm, width, leaf, 253 mm, recto 1908. Vellum bound sketchbook containing 64 leaves. The covers decorated with two brown leather bands, with ornamental vellum stitching. There are the remains of cover closure straps, front and back. The recto of each leaf drawn 1908, the verso, 1909.

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Accession Number: PD.9-1980.f.35
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 781 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 605.75kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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20th Century Asteraceae Bicknell botanical British School Centaurea Centaurea uniflora Clarence Bicknell drawing Fitz_PDP floral flowers foliage foliate green illustrated illustration leaves petals pink recto sketch sketchbook watercolour

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