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An image of Title/s: Arachidna. The Earth or Ground Nut
Maker/s: Ehret, Georg Dionysius (draughtsman) [ULAN info: German artist, 1710-1770]
Description: Study of terminal portion of a flowering stem with leaves and lower left separate study of a mature fruit.
Technique Description: graphite and watercolour on vellum
Dimensions: height: 534 mm, width: 370 mm
Date: 1745

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Title/s: Arachidna. The Earth or Ground Nut Maker/s: Ehret, Georg Dionysius (draughtsman) [ULAN info: German artist, 1710-1770] Description: Study of terminal portion of a flowering stem with leaves and lower left separate study of a mature fruit. Technique Description: graphite and watercolour on vellum Dimensions: height: 534 mm, width: 370 mm Date: 1745

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Accession Number: PD.117-1973 folio 1
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Image width: 529 pixels
Processed with: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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