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Flora: flowers fruicts beastes birds and flies exactly drawne, With their true colours lively described: P.129-2009

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flora: flowers fruicts beastes birds and flies exactly drawne, With their true colours lively described

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Payne, John

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Alexander, David

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1620

Note

Titlepage to a series of twelve plates. Traces of an earlier address lower left corner.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.129-2009
Primary reference Number: 168294
Object entry number: 0775
Hind (English 1952-64): 52

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 5 July 2012

Associated departments & institutions

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

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