The Value of Sacred Trees (Towne II)
By Lisa Temple-Cox
2021
Oil on canvas, burnt umber bistre (wipe-out) technique.
This painting is part of an ongoing series reproducing anatomical specimens from various collections as portraits in their own right.
It is a study of an anatomical wax model by Joseph Towne, made for the Great Exhibition in 1851.
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