Cactus Ambiguus, by Pierre Joseph Redoute

An image of Cactus Ambiguus. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 465 mm, width 346 mm, 1812.

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Cactus Ambiguus. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 465 mm, width 346 mm, 1812.

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Accession Number: PD.122-1973.36
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 758 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 406.44kB
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:09:04 11:29:17

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19th Century bodycolour botanical cactus Fitz_PDP Flemish floral flowers Linnean Pierre Joseph Redoute pink Redoute spines vellum watercolour white

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