Broad dock (Rumex obtusifolius), by Patrick Nasmyth

An image of Broad dock (Rumex obtusifolius). Nasmyth, Patrick (British, 1787-1831). Watercolour over traces of graphite on paper, height 295 mm, width 211 mm, circa 1810.

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Broad dock (Rumex obtusifolius). Nasmyth, Patrick (British, 1787-1831). Watercolour over traces of graphite on paper, height 295 mm, width 211 mm, circa 1810.

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Accession Number: 1404
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 734 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 825.58kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:12:04 10:00:34

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19th Century botanical British School dock leaves drawing Fitz_PDP Patrick Nasmyth plants Polygonaceae Rumex watercolour woodland

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