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Onopoidon arabicum (Cotton Thistle) with two butterflies, a ladybird and cobwebs on the leaves: PD.343-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Onopoidon arabicum (Cotton Thistle) with two butterflies, a ladybird and cobwebs on the leaves

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dietzsch, Johann Christoph

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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
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Vellum Height 291 mm Width 208 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour including gouache on vellum

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.343-1973
Primary reference Number: 23220
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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