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Primula auricula (hybrid) with caterpillar and pale clouded yellow butterfly: PD.329-1973

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Titles

Primula auricula (hybrid) with caterpillar and pale clouded yellow butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dietzsch, Barbara Regina

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Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Ground (material)

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Vellum Height 286 mm Width 202 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour on prepared black ground on vellum, surrounded by gold border

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: B.R. Dietzsch [venit]
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: False signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.329-1973
Primary reference Number: 23192
Broughton: 1523

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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