A flowering branch of Plumeria flavum, by Thomas Robins

An image of A flowering branch of Plumeria flavum (Frangi-pani tree), against a distant landscape, a hawkmoth and a caterpillar. Robins, T.C. (British, active circa 1768). Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, height 470 mm, width 353 mm, 1769.

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A flowering branch of Plumeria flavum (Frangi-pani tree), against a distant landscape, a hawkmoth and a caterpillar. Robins, T.C. (British, active circa 1768). Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, height 470 mm, width 353 mm, 1769.

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Accession Number: PD.913-1973
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 765 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 871.88kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2016:01:19 10:46:20

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18th Century bodycolour botanical boughs branches British School caterpillars drawing floral flowers Frangipani hawkmoth insects moths Other Keywords pink Plumeria flavum Robins striped stripes stripey Thomas Robins trees watercolour

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