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Silver birch trunk and branch with rose, lizards, a snake, toadstools, butterflies and a snail: PD.40-1975

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Silver birch trunk and branch with rose, lizards, a snake, toadstools, butterflies and a snail

Maker(s)

Painter: Marseus van Schrieck, Otto (Attributed to)

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Notes

History note: Of unknown source, presumably acquired by Lord Fairhaven after 1952

Measurements and weight

Height: 61.7 cm
Width: 52.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Formerly attributed to Rachel Ruysch.

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.40-1975
Primary reference Number: 1934
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 5 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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