Pulsatilla alpina, by Clarence Bicknell

An image of Wild Flowers of Val Fontanalba and neighbourhood. Recto: Scutellaria alpina. Verso: Pulsatilla alpina. Bicknell, Clarence (British, 1842-1918). Watercolour over graphite, surrounded on all sides by drawn lines, on paper, height, leaf, 326 mm, width, leaf, 253 mm, recto 1908. Vellum bound sketchbook containing 64 leaves. The covers decorated with two brown leather bands, with ornamental vellum stitching. There are the remains of cover closure straps, front and back. The recto of each leaf drawn 1908, the verso, 1909.

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Wild Flowers of Val Fontanalba and neighbourhood. Recto: Scutellaria alpina. Verso: Pulsatilla alpina. Bicknell, Clarence (British, 1842-1918). Watercolour over graphite, surrounded on all sides by drawn lines, on paper, height, leaf, 326 mm, width, leaf, 253 mm, recto 1908. Vellum bound sketchbook containing 64 leaves. The covers decorated with two brown leather bands, with ornamental vellum stitching. There are the remains of cover closure straps, front and back. The recto of each leaf drawn 1908, the verso, 1909.

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Accession Number: PD.9-1980.f.21
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 821 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 755.20kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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20th Century alpine flowers Bicknell botanical British School Clarence Bicknell drawing Fitz_PDP floral flowers foliage foliate green illustrated illustration leaves petals pink Pulsatilla alpina Ranunculaceae sketch sketchbook watercolour yellow

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