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Still-life with a thistle, boletus, snail, lizard, butterflies and a bee in a landscape: PD.39-1975

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Still-life with a thistle, boletus, snail, lizard, butterflies and a bee in a landscape

Maker(s)

Painter: Broeck, Elias van den (Attributed to)

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Notes

History note: Bought from Levine and Mosley, 1947 (£260)

Legal notes

Henry, Second Lord Fairhaven, (1900-1973).

Measurements and weight

Height: 26 cm
Width: 22 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1975) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton

Note

Although attributed to Ruysch, and in her manner, this could be by the Irish painter Gustavus Hamilton (1739-1775).

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.39-1975
Primary reference Number: 1167
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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