Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 6331.0168
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: attributed to Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Copyright: To publish this image, please contact the Hunt Institute Art Department.
Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Yucca mexicana''
Taxon:
Yucca Linnaeus, Liliaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 39 x 34.25
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Notes: Double page. “It appears to be one of the paintings executed by Echeverría in Puerto Rico or possibly in Cuba.” according to Rogers McVaugh, Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787–1803): VII. A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants (Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2000, p. 348.
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