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Swags of fruit and flowers surrounding a cartouche with a sulphur-crested cockatoo: PD.122-1992

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Current Location: Gallery 17 (Flowers Gallery)

Titles

Swags of fruit and flowers surrounding a cartouche with a sulphur-crested cockatoo

Maker(s)

Painter: Kessel, Jan van

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Notes

History note: John Waterloo Wilson, Paris; Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, Northwick Park; his sale, 1965, lot 46; Christie's, 24th November 1967, lot 106, bt. Leggatt Brothers

Measurements and weight

Height: 147 cm
Width: 119 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by McDonald, D. M

Dating

1650s
C. 1650 - 1660

School or Style

Flemish

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.122-1992
Primary reference Number: 1616

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

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

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