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Purple, red and white opium poppies with meadow Brown and uncommon blue (male) butterflies: PD.214-1973

Object information

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Titles

Purple, red and white opium poppies with meadow Brown and uncommon blue (male) butterflies

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bray, Sarah

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 304 mm
Width: 392 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.214-1973
Primary reference Number: 23012
Broughton: 1505
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Purple, red and white opium poppies with meadow Brown and uncommon blue (male) butterflies" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/23012 Accessed: 2024-11-15 09:02:13

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