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36 Lilium Superbum
36 Lilium Superbum
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

36 Lilium Superbum

Artist Priscilla Susan Bury (English, 1799 - 1872)
Date1831-1834
MediumAquatint engraving, hand colored, on paper
Dimensions26 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (67.3 x 49.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Naomi Ware and Thomas A. Simon
Object number2012.57.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionFrom "A Selection of Hexandrian Plants," printed and published by Robert Havell, Jr.; London, 1831-1834.
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