IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 23098 accession number: PD.256-1973 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Thursday 23 January 2025 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: This painting depicts a garden scene with two vibrant blue birds soaring through the upper portion among trailing vines and small blue flowers. At the lower left corner, there are two quails standing by a rock with pink hibiscus and orange flowers. On the right, two sparrows stand on a rock with moss over the running creek. More flowers and insects decorate the scene. The brushwork is refined and the composition likely derives from embroidery or wallpaper. Previously described as "various birds, butterflies and insects amongst rocks, flowers and trees". title: drawing LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints collection: Broughton Collection STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23098 SUBJECTS ------------------- plant plant TECHNIQUES ---------- bodycolour on silk watercolour CATEGORIES ------ category: drawing DATING ------ creation date: 1750 - 1799 creation date earliest: 1750 creation date latest: 1799 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Canton workshop DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: mm value: 504 dimension: Width units: mm value: 423