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On a marble ledge, a peeled orange and a decorated brown pot containing flowers that include roses, Pelargonium, Tropical orchid, herbaceous Clematis with a Red Admiral butterfly: PD.58-1975

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On a marble ledge, a peeled orange and a decorated brown pot containing flowers that include roses, Pelargonium, Tropical orchid, herbaceous Clematis with a Red Admiral butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bauer, Franz Andreas

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Legal notes

Bequeathed 1973.

Measurements and weight

Height: 477 mm
Width: 352 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1790s
Production date: AD 1792

School or Style

Austrian

Materials used in production

Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Gouache on vellum

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in Gothic caps

  • Text: Francis Bauer
  • Location: Stone ledge
  • Method of creation: Gouache
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: MDCCXCII
  • Location: Stone ledge, below the above
  • Method of creation: Gouache
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.58-1975
Primary reference Number: 22902

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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