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Citrullus colocynthis (Bitter Apple, Bitter Cucumber), by Claude Aubriet

Image attached to PD.165-1973

An image of Citrullus colocynthis (Bitter Apple, Bitter Cucumber). Aubriet, Claude (French, 1651/65-1742). Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 300 mm, width 421 mm. Notes: A native of India, cultivated elsewhere for its purgative properties.

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Citrullus colocynthis (Bitter Apple, Bitter Cucumber). Aubriet, Claude (French, 1651/65-1742). Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, height 300 mm, width 421 mm. Notes: A native of India, cultivated elsewhere for its purgative properties.

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  • Accession Number: PD.165-1973
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 685 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 142.57kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1

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17th Century 18th Century apples bitter apples bitter cucumber bodycolour botanical cucumber drawing Fitz_PDP floral flowers French fruits leafy leaves roots taproot vegetables vellum watercolour yellow

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