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Rhododendron: PD.436-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Rhododendron

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Ehret, Georg Dionysius (School of)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1780

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Vellum Height 303 mm Width 255 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rhododendron
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.436-1973
Primary reference Number: 23391
Broughton: 1713
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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