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A dish of fruit: PD.31-1975

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A dish of fruit

Maker(s)

Painter: Huysum, Michiel van

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Notes

History note: Smith sale, Amsterdam, 1761; Winkler coll, Cologne, 1888; Weber coll, Hamburg, 1912; of uncertain source, with Lord Fairhaven by 1952

Measurements and weight

Height: 39.9 cm
Width: 32.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Pendant to PD.30-1975

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: f. M.Van Huysum
  • Location: Lower left, on edge of ledge
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.31-1975
Primary reference Number: 1593

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 September 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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