Iris persica, by James Sowerby

An image of Iris persica. Sowerby, James (British, 1756-1822). Watercolour over graphite outline within ruled graphite margins, on paper, height, drawn area, 282 mm, width, drawn area, 179 mm, before 1787. Study of bulbs with inflorescence and immature leaves.

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Iris persica. Sowerby, James (British, 1756-1822). Watercolour over graphite outline within ruled graphite margins, on paper, height, drawn area, 282 mm, width, drawn area, 179 mm, before 1787. Study of bulbs with inflorescence and immature leaves.

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Accession Number: PD.105-1973.63
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: 659 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 358.10kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:12:06 09:52:50

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18th Century blue botanical British School bulb drawing Fitz_PDP floral flowers genus inflorescence Iridaceae iris Irises James Sowerby plants roots Sowerby species watercolour

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