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Melaleuca, including Five Sudies of the Bloom, by Pancrace Bessa

Image attached to PD.192-1973

An image of Melaleuca, including five studies of the bloom. Bessa, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 462 mm, width 339 mm.

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Melaleuca, including five studies of the bloom. Bessa, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 462 mm, width 339 mm.

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  • Accession Number: PD.192-1973
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 733 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 445.54kB
  • Exposure time: 1/17
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:05:12 16:15:00

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18th Century 19th Century bodycolour botanical Fitz_PDP floral flowers French Melaleuca Myrtaceae Pancrace Bessa Pierre Joseph Redoute plants Redoute vellum watercolour

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rgb(126,119,70), rgb(244,239,227), rgb(180,176,139), rgb(204,172,89), rgb(212,208,182), rgb(207,192,176), rgb(123,139,118), rgb(178,188,172), rgb(203,208,196), rgb(196,124,116), rgb(222,172,172)

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