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A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments Wall Art
ART BY: John Curtis
A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments Wall Art
ART BY: John Curtis
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A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments is an etchings by John Curtis (1960–), dated 1 September 1830. The source scan comes from the Wellcome Collection, and the file offered here measures 3764 × 6000 px (5.0 MB). It is filed under Flowers and Neoclassicism, in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 87 works by John Curtis, a British artist.
John Ream Curtis is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Utah. A member of the Republican Party, Curtis served from 2017 to 2025 as the U.S. representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district and from 2010 to 2017 as the 44th mayor of Provo.
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