Erythronium dens-canis, by James Sowerby

An image of Erythronium Dens-Canis. Sowerby, James (British, 1756-1822). Watercolour with gum Arabic over graphite outline within ruled graphite margins, on paper, height, drawn area, 303 mm, width, drawn area, 212 mm, circa 1800. A study of plant with fleshy rootstock and single stem with leaves & flower; lower right, detailed study of individual stamen and lower left, detail of ovary with style and stigmas.

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Erythronium Dens-Canis. Sowerby, James (British, 1756-1822). Watercolour with gum Arabic over graphite outline within ruled graphite margins, on paper, height, drawn area, 303 mm, width, drawn area, 212 mm, circa 1800. A study of plant with fleshy rootstock and single stem with leaves & flower; lower right, detailed study of individual stamen and lower left, detail of ovary with style and stigmas.

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Accession Number: PD.105-1973.32
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 716 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 380.76kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:12:06 09:50:54

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18th Century 19th Century botanical British School bulb dog's tooth violet drawing Erythronium Fitz_PDP floral flowers genus James Sowerby perennial pink plants roots Sowerby species stamen stem watercolour

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