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Sprays of auricula and tulip, tied with blue ribbon, with a dragonfly and a burnet moth on a leaf: PD.377-1973

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Titles

Sprays of auricula and tulip, tied with blue ribbon, with a dragonfly and a burnet moth on a leaf

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dietzsch, Margaretha Barbara

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Notes

History note: With Levine and Mosley, October 1940, from whom bought by the 2nd Lord Fairhaven

Measurements and weight

Height: 283 mm
Width: 206 mm

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)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour on prepared dark brown ground on vellum

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in a cartouche

  • Text: M.B. DIETZSCH / 1716
  • Location: On Levine mount

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.377-1973
Primary reference Number: 23267
Broughton: 1532

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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