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Arachidna The Earth or Ground Nut
Draughtsman: Ehret, Georg Dionysius
Study of terminal portion of a flowering stem with leaves and lower left separate study of a mature fruit.
Height: 534 mm
Width: 370 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Production date: AD 1745
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on vellum
Accession number: PD.117-1973.1
Primary reference Number: 31616
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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