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Beech

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  • Common beech (Fagus sylvatica): stem with flowers and nut and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1843.
  • Autumn leaves of a beech tree (Fagus species) and two unidentified leafy stems. Watercolour.
  • The gnarled trunk of a beech tree (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Windsor forest, with deer and castle in distance. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, 1805.
  • Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa): leafy and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
  • Two trees, beech (Fagus) and elm (Ulmus), with details of form. Watercolour by P. Lewis.
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    Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spanish chestnut (Castanea sativa): leafy and flowering twigs. Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

    W. Dickes & Co. | Date: [1855] | Reference: 24820i
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    Common beech (Fagus sylvatica): stem with flowers and nut and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1843.

    Burnett, M. A., active 1850. | Date: [1843] | Reference: 23807i
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    Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica): trunk and branches. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22243i
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    Autumn leaves of a beech tree (Fagus species) and two unidentified leafy stems. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 22916i
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    The gnarled trunk of a beech tree (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Windsor forest, with deer and castle in distance. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, 1805.

    Delamotte, William, 1775-1863. | Date: January 1806 | Reference: 20584i
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