Anemone, Hemerocale and Iris, by Pancrace Bessa

An image of Anemone, Hemerocale and Iris. Bessa, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). Graphite, watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 139 mm, width 206 mm.

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Anemone, Hemerocale and Iris. Bessa, Pancrace (French, 1772-1835). Graphite, watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 139 mm, width 206 mm.

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Accession Number: PD.201-1973
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 663 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 128.89kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:05:12 15:33:00

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19th Century anemone Bessa botanical day lily drawing Fitz_PDP floral flowers French Hemerocalle Iridaceae iris Irises lilies Lilium lily Pancrace Bessa plants Ranunculaceae Ranunculus vellum watercolour yellow

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