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[Two extraordinary botanical albums by Countess Mary Macclesfield (of Shirburne Castle, wife of the 3rd Earl) and her daughter Lady Elizabeth Parker (later Lady Elizabeth Fane of Wormsley), containing 73 depictions of various specimens, occasionally accompanied by butterflies and other insects. All are executed on vellum, many captioned with their scientific names. Each displaying the unmistakable influence of their drawing master Georg Ehret, and with the Macclesfield armorial blindstamp.]
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