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Cucumis Siber, by Redoute

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An image of Cucumis Siber. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 479 mm, width 347 mm, 1812.

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Cucumis Siber. Redouté, Pierre Joseph (Flemish, 1759-1840). Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink, height 479 mm, width 347 mm, 1812.

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  • Accession Number: PD.122-1973.55
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 736 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 364.72kB
  • Exposure time: 1/19
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2012:09:04 11:31:34

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19th Century bodycolour botanical cucumber Cucumis drawing Fitz_PDP French Linnean Pierre Joseph Redoute Redoute section vellum watercolour

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