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An image of Title/s: Zuercus. Quercus orientalis
Maker/s: Ehret, Georg Dionysius (draughtsman) [ULAN info: German artist, 1710-1770]
Description: Terminal portion of woody shoot (with 'heel') with flower and leaves. Lower right, separate study of mature fruit. Removed from album and mounted separately.
Technique Description: watercolour and bodycolour on vellum
Dimensions: height: 532 mm, width: 365 mm
Date: 1742

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Title/s: Zuercus. Quercus orientalis Maker/s: Ehret, Georg Dionysius (draughtsman) [ULAN info: German artist, 1710-1770] Description: Terminal portion of woody shoot (with 'heel') with flower and leaves. Lower right, separate study of mature fruit. Removed from album and mounted separately. Technique Description: watercolour and bodycolour on vellum Dimensions: height: 532 mm, width: 365 mm Date: 1742

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Accession Number: PD.117-1973 folio 21
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Image width: 524 pixels
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