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Ectocarpus amphibius

Title	Ectocarpus amphibius
Artist	Anna Atkins
Date	ca. 1853 19th century
Medium	Cyanotype
Classification	Photographs
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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