Centifolia rose with peacock butterfly, by Redouté

An image of Centifolia rose with peacock butterfly. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 196 mm, width 147 mm.

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Centifolia rose with peacock butterfly. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 196 mm, width 147 mm.

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Accession Number: PD.884-1973
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 775 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 523.97kB
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:05:12 15:36:00

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19th Century botanical butterflies butterfly Fitz_PDP Flemish floral flowers Pierre Joseph Redoute pink pink roses Redoute roses thorns Valentines vellum watercolour

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