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Onopordon acanthium (Common Cotton Thistle) with insects and swallowtail butterfly
Draughtsman: Dietzsch, Johann Christoph
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
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composed of
vellum (skin)
Vellum
Height 283 mm
Width 203 mm
Watercolour : Bodycolour and gum Arabic on prepared black ground on vellum
Accession number: PD.358-1973
Primary reference Number: 23241
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Onopordon acanthium (Common Cotton Thistle) with insects and swallowtail butterfly" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/23241 Accessed: 2024-11-22 01:10:53
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