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  • Golden-leaved alder (Alnus species): leafy shoot. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
  • A hazel or filbert plant (Corylus species): fruiting branch with separate nut and leaf. Watercolour.
  • The mocking and flagellation of Christ. Line engraving by G. Sadeler after J. Palma the elder.
  • Various leaf forms, leaf venation, bud arrangements and woody stems. Watercolour by I. Sawkins.
  • Jesus is exhibited to the people wearing a crown of thorns. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1587, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.
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    Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

    | Reference: 22361i
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    Birch (Betula species): twigs and catkins. Pen and pencil drawings.

    | Reference: 22359i
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    Japanese persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki) and a leafy stem of yew (Taxus species). Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23278i
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    Yew (Taxus species): leafy stem with fruits. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23224i
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    Christ beaten and mocked before Caiaphas. Etching by J. Callot, 1630.

    | Date: 1630 | Reference: 23002i
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