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Flower in bloom, surrounded by butterflies and insects

Image attached to PD.278-1973

An image of Flower in Bud and in Bloom, Surrounded by Butterflies and Insects. Unknown, Chinese. Bodycolour on paper, height 297 mm, width 442 mm.

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Flower in Bud and in Bloom, Surrounded by Butterflies and Insects. Unknown, Chinese. Bodycolour on paper, height 297 mm, width 442 mm.

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  • Accession Number: PD.278-1973
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Photographer name: Andrew Morris
  • Image height: 688 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 95.37kB
  • Captured: 2007:10:29 11:14:28

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458392 Chinese Department Fitz_PDP Medium Nationalities Other Keywords Predominant Colours Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd _WF_batch_10 botanical butterflies butterfly floral flower bud flowers insects pink sprig watercolour

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