Butterflies with a flowering begonia
Translated as: Two butterflies and begonia
Yun Ping (literary name Ch'ing-yu)
Two butterflies and begonia (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
17th Century-18th Century#
1670
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1710
Watercolour : Colours and ink
Accession number: PD.68-1985
Primary reference Number: 126048
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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