Euphorbis, by Pierre Joseph Redoute

An image of Euphorbia. Detail study in watercolour of a seed of the fruit, numbered. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 468 mm, width 338 mm, 1812.

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Euphorbia. Detail study in watercolour of a seed of the fruit, numbered. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 468 mm, width 338 mm, 1812.

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Accession Number: PD.122-1973.56
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 714 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 349.17kB
Exposure time: 1/19
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:09:04 14:08:03

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19th Century bodycolour botanical drawing Euphorbia Euphorbiaceae Fitz_PDP French fruits Linnean Pierre Joseph Redoute Redoute Spurge vellum watercolour

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