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Mirabilis jalapa (Marvel of Peru)
Draughtsman: Aubriet, Claude
Height: 457 mm
Width: 310 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ground (material)
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Traces of stylus underdrawing, bodycolour, watercolour, heightened with white on prepared vellum
Accession number: PD.166-1973
Primary reference Number: 22878
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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