Doryanthus excelsa, by John Lindley

An image of Doryanthus excelsa. Lindley, John (British, 1799-1865). Watercolour with traces of bodycolour over graphite on Bristol board, height 704 mm, width 508 mm, circa 1823.

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Doryanthus excelsa. Lindley, John (British, 1799-1865). Watercolour with traces of bodycolour over graphite on Bristol board, height 704 mm, width 508 mm, circa 1823.

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Accession Number: PD.757-1973
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 740 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 712.74kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:11:29 14:24:20

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19th Century Australian botanical British School Doryanthus excelsa drawing exotic Fitz_PDP floral flowers Gymea Lily John Lindley pink watercolour

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