Skip to main content

A vase of flowers with a monkey: PD.59-1974

An image of Painting
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Painting
An image of Painting
Current Location: Gallery 17 (Flowers Gallery)

Titles

A vase of flowers with a monkey

Maker(s)

Painter: Bosschaert, Ambrosius, the younger

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Of unknown provenance, bought by Lord Fairhaven before 1952

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1973, received 1974

Measurements and weight

Height: 144.2 cm
Width: 105 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1974) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton

Dating

1630s
C. 1635 - 1640

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.Bofschaert
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.59-1974
Primary reference Number: 1135

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "A vase of flowers with a monkey" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1135 Accessed: 2025-12-15 18:38:40

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1135 |title=A vase of flowers with a monkey |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-15 18:38:40|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-1135

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp2/PD_59_1974.jpg"
        alt="A vase of flowers with a monkey"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">A vase of flowers with a monkey</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo