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Table 5 Instances of pigment use by Ferdinand Bauer in paintings for both the Flora and Fauna Graeca (1788–1794) from a total of 125 paintings

From: Identifying eighteenth century pigments at the Bodleian library using in situ Raman spectroscopy, XRF and hyperspectral imaging

Pigments identified

Flora Graeca (MS. Sherard 242)

Fauna Graeca (MS. Sherard 239 and 240)

Total pigments identified

Indigo

51

21

72

Vermillion

36

16

52

Copper greens

17

6

23

Copper blues

6

10

16

Prussian blue

0

8

8

Red lakes

9

9

18

Vermillion and red lake

13

11

24

Red Lead

4

5

9

Madder

1

0

1

Yellow lake/gamboge/ochre

21

10

31

Lead white

23

2

25