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Plantae et Papiliones rariores: Martynia

Georg Dionysius Ehret

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of aged paper with a botanical illustration. The illustration features a plant with green leaves and flowers. The flowers are white with red edges. Some are bell-shaped, while another flower on the right has five petals. Two butterflies are present: one brown with white markings on the left and one black with yellow markings on the right. The plant's stem and leaves are green, with a smaller plant illustrated at the bottom right. The background of the illustration is beige, with darker edges. Small, illegible text appears at the top and bottom of the illustration.

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607 × 893 px
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