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Ludwig Pfleger

Studies of the trunk, blossoms and fruit of a wild apple tree (Malus sylvestris)

1788
Watercolor, over a sketch in black chalk or graphite; double framing lines in pen and black ink
53.4 × 38 cm (21 × 15 in)

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