Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 4737
Artist Name: McCubbin, Charles Wilson
Life Span: (1930-2010)
Nationality: Australia
Gender: Male
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Description: wildflowers with butterflies
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 37 x 25
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Notes: Three preparatory sketches for a painting.
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Accession Number: 4738
Artist Name: McCubbin, Charles Wilson
Life Span: (1930-2010)
Nationality: Australia
Gender: Male
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Brachyscome Cassini, Cotula Linnaeus, Helichrysum P. Miller, Asteraceae alt. Compositae; Polytrichum J. Hedwig, Bryophyta, Polytrichaceae; Rumex Linnaeus, Polygonaceae

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Medium: watercolor, ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 37.5 x 25.5
Image Size: 30.5 x 20
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Date of Execution: 1971
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Signature: Charles W. McCubbin (b.r.)
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Notes: Illustration shows a typical group of plants from the Bogong High Plains in North Eastern Victoria. The butterflies are Cabbage White Butterflies (Pieris) and an Orichora Brown (Oriexenica).
HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 112.
Accession Number: 4739
Artist Name: Vasiliev, Nikolai
Life Span: (1901-?)
Nationality: Russia
Gender: Male
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Description: tulips in vase
Medium: charcoal
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 50 x 37.5
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Signature: N. Vasiliev (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 4740
Artist Name: Iselin-Gueydan, Sophie
Life Span: (1902-?)
Nationality: France and Switzerland
Gender: Female
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Description: bouquet of spring flowers in vase with insects
Medium: tempera
Support: wood panel
Dimensions (cm): frame 60 x 53
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Date of Execution: 1971
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Signature: Sophie Iselin-Gueydan (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 4741
Artist Name: Carroll, David Merle
Life Span: (1942-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''White oak''
Taxon:

Quercus Linnaeus, Fagaceae

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Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15
Image Size: 18.5 x 6
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Date of Execution: 1970
Place of Execution: Warner, N. H.
Signature: DM Carroll (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 4743
Artist Name: Seagrief, Stanley Charles
Life Span: (1927-1995)
Nationality: South Africa
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Ecklonia biruncinata (Bory) Papenf.''
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Ecklonia biruncinata (Bory) Papenfuss, Lessoniaceae

Description: algae
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 39.5 x 30
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Signature: S. C. Seagrief (b.l.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1968)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1968. Catalogue [of the] 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. Pp. 222-223.
Accession Number: 4744
Artist Name: Seagrief, Stanley Charles
Life Span: (1927-1995)
Nationality: South Africa
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Sargassum heterophyllum (Turn.) J. Ag.''
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Sargassum C. A. Agardh, Sargassaceae

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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 39.5 x 30
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HIBD Exhibitions: 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1968)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1968. Catalogue [of the] 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. Pp. 222-223.
Accession Number: 4745
Artist Name: Wood, Heather
Life Span: (1946-)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Muscari comosum''
Taxon:

Muscari Miller, Liliaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 39.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: 1970
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Signature: H. Wood (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 178.
Accession Number: 4746
Artist Name: Wood, Heather
Life Span: (1946-)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Allysum [sic] condensatum Boiss et Hausskn''
Taxon:

Alyssum Linnaeus, Brassicaceae alt. Cruciferae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 28
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Date of Execution: 1967
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Signature: HW (b.c.), H Wood (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 4747
Artist Name: Smith, Rosemary Margaret
Life Span: (1933-2004)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Hibiscus mutabilis''
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Hibiscus mutabilis Linnaeus, Malvaceae

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Medium: ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 22
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Date of Execution: 1969
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Signature: R.M.S. (b.r.)
Published: ''Cult. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Published in Monthly Notes of R. B. G. Edinburgh'' (rev.).
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Accession Number: 4748
Artist Name: Smith, Rosemary Margaret
Life Span: (1933-2004)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Mantisia wardii Burtt et Smith''
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Mantisia wardii Burtt and R. M. Smith, Zingiberaceae

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Medium: colored pencil, ink
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 21.5
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Date of Execution: 1970
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Signature: R.M.S. (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 158.
Accession Number: 4749
Artist Name: Smith, Rosemary M.
Life Span: (1933-2004)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Aframomus pseudostipulare vel. aff.''
Taxon:

Aframomum K. Schumann, Zingiberaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35 x 23
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Date of Execution: 1971
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Signature: R. M. Smith (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 158.
Accession Number: 4751
Artist Name: Krejca, Jindrich
Life Span: (1920-1991)
Nationality: Czechoslovakia
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Cypripedium calceolus L.''
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Cypripedium calceolus Linnaeus, Orchidaceae

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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 20
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Signature: Krej;haa (b.c.)
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Notes: [also Krejc[caron over c] a, Jindr[caron over r]ich; [also Krejc;haa, Jindr;haich]
HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 97.
Accession Number: 4752
Artist Name: Krejca, Jindrich
Life Span: (1920-1991)
Nationality: Czechoslovakia
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Campanula persicifolia L.''
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Campanula persicifolia Linnaeus, Campanulaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 20
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Signature: Krejc;haa (b.r.)
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Notes: [also Krejc[caron over c] a, Jindr[caron over r]ich; [also Krejc;haa, Jindr;haich]
HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 97.
Accession Number: 4753
Artist Name: Purves, Rodella Anne (Mrs. Robert M.)
Life Span: (1945-2008)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Female
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Title: "Arisaema filiforme"
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Arisaema C. F. P. von Martius, Araceae

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Dimensions (cm): 50.5 x 37.5
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Signature: Rodella Purves (b.c.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 135.
Accession Number: 4754
Artist Name: Purves, Rodella Anne (Mrs. Robert M.)
Life Span: (1945-2008)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Female
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Paphiopedilum Pfitzer, Orchidaceae

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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 43 x 32.5
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Printmaker: Rodella Purves (b.c.)
Notes: Other works by this artist were represented in the 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972).
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Accession Number: 4755
Artist Name: Purves, Rodella Anne (Mrs. Robert M.)
Life Span: (1945-2008)
Nationality: Scotland
Gender: Female
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Title: "Helleborus orientalis (Hybrid)"
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Helleborus Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae

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Medium: ink
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Dimensions (cm): 43.5 x 34.5
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Signature: Rodella Purves (b.c.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1972)
HIBD Publications: Korach, K. A., comp. 1972. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 135.
Accession Number: 4756
Artist Name: Aellen, Paul
Life Span: (1896-1973)
Nationality: Switzerland
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Atriplex: fruiting perianth segments ''
Taxon:

Atriplex Linnaeus, Chenopodiaceae

Description: 15 fruiting perianth segments
Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 42 x 27.5
Image Size: 37 x 21
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Date of Execution: 1966
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Published: Hadland Davis, P., ed. 1967. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Edinburgh: University Press. Vol. 2. P. 307 [Fig. 8].
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Accession Number: 4757
Artist Name: Aellen, Paul
Life Span: (1896-1973)
Nationality: Switzerland
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Chenopodiaceae''
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Chenopodiaceae

Description: 24 flower details
Medium: ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 42 x 27.5
Image Size: 37 x 22
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Date of Execution: 1966
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Published: Hadland Davis, P., ed. 1967. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Edinburgh: University Press. Vol. 2. P. 317 [Fig. 9].
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Accession Number: 4758
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.early-1800s)
Nationality: China
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Pyrus Linnaeus, Rosaceae

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Medium: tempera
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Dimensions (cm): 34 x 41
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Accession Number: 4759
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1800s)
Nationality: China
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Ipomoea Linnaeus, Convolvulaceae; Bombax ceiba Linnaeus, Bombacaceae; Camellia japonica Linnaeus, Theaceae

Description: camellia, ipomoea
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Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 20
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Accession Number: 4760
Artist Name: De Becker, Joseph
Life Span: (1902-?)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Vinca minor''
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Vinca minor Linnaeus, Apocynaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13.5
Image Size: 16.5 x 10.5
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Date of Execution: 1970
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Signature: De Becker (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 4761
Artist Name: De Becker, Joseph
Life Span: (1902-?)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Corydalis solida''
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Corydalis solida (Linnaeus) Clairville, Papaveraceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13.5
Image Size: 16.5 x 10.5
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Date of Execution: 1970
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Accession Number: 4762
Artist Name: De Becker, Joseph
Life Span: (1902-?)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Ranunculus ficaria''
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Ranunculus ficaria Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae

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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13.5
Image Size: 16.5 x 10.5
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Date of Execution: 1970
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Accession Number: 4763
Artist Name: De Becker, Joseph
Life Span: (1902-?)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Scilla''
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Scilla Linnaeus, Liliaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13.5
Image Size: 16.5 x 10.5
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Date of Execution: 1970
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