Hura crepitans L., by Ehret

An image of Hura crepitans L. (Euphorbiacae, Sandbox Tree). Ehret, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). Watercolour and bodycolour with gum Arabic over graphite outline on vellum, height 536 mm, width 373 mm, 1738. Study of portion of fleshy stem with leaves, purple flower, bud and seed-cone, and lower left to right, separate studies of various stages of growth from blossom to fruit including cross-sections and dissections alphabetically inscribed. Removed from album and mounted separately.

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Hura crepitans L. (Euphorbiacae, Sandbox Tree). Ehret, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). Watercolour and bodycolour with gum Arabic over graphite outline on vellum, height 536 mm, width 373 mm, 1738. Study of portion of fleshy stem with leaves, purple flower, bud and seed-cone, and lower left to right, separate studies of various stages of growth from blossom to fruit including cross-sections and dissections alphabetically inscribed. Removed from album and mounted separately.

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Accession Number: PD.117-1973.17
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: 708 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 558.27kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:11:29 13:41:29

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18th Century botanical dissected dissection drawing Ehret Euphorbia Euphorbiaceae evergreen Fitz_PDP Georg Dionysius Ehret German leaves Linnean Linneaus specimen Spurge stem stemmed watercolour

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