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Balsam with Moth: PD.382-1973

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Balsam with Moth

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bayer, Johann Christoph

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton

Note

Previously attributed to Margareta Barbara Dietzsch [1726-1795]

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 284 mm Width 201 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.382-1973
Primary reference Number: 22923

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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