Hibiscus Sabdariffa, by Redouté

An image of Hibiscus Sabdariffa. Redouté, Pierre Joseph. Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 460 mm, width 308 mm.

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Hibiscus Sabdariffa. Redouté, Pierre Joseph. Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 460 mm, width 308 mm.

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Accession Number: PD.122-1973.29
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 686 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 387.50kB
Exposure time: 1/19
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:09:04 14:22:46

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19th Century bodycolour botanical drawing Fitz_PDP floral French Hibiscus Hibiscus Sabdariffa leaves Linnean mallow Malvaceae Pierre Joseph Redoute Redoute Roselle sprig vellum watercolour

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