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Dragonflies

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  • When pollen's hovering... : Rynacrom : disodium cromoglycate for hay fever.
  • When pollen's hovering... : Rynacrom : disodium cromoglycate for hay fever.
  • Two dragonflies (Libellulæ species): adults and eggs. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.
  • A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.
  • A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.
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    A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23631i
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    When pollen's hovering... : Rynacrom : disodium cromoglycate for hay fever.

    | Date: [approximately 1971]
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    Two dragonflies (Libellulæ species): adults and eggs. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

    Harris, Moses, 1730-approximately 1788. | Date: [1766] | Reference: 42632i
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    Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.

    Forbes, James, 1749-1819. | Date: [1st June 1813] | Reference: 20134i
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    Four mussel shells, one with the contents exposed, and a dragonfly. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23430i
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