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Zuercus Quercus orientalis
Draughtsman: Ehret, Georg Dionysius
Terminal portion of woody shoot (with 'heel') with flower and leaves. Lower right, separate study of mature fruit. Removed from album and mounted separately.
Height: 532 mm
Width: 365 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Production date: AD 1742
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum
Accession number: PD.117-1973.21
Primary reference Number: 31639
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