Botanical Sketch, Ecuador

American Frederic Edwin Church • 1857

Botanical Sketch, Ecuador, 1857

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Botanical sketch showing a magnified view of what appears to be a banana plant in Ecuador. Crux of the plant's boughs visible at center, with stems and leaves radiating in all directions. At upper center, a new leaf begins to unfurl itself. Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite