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A Rembrandt and a Darwin Tulip: PD.667-1973

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Rembrandt and a Darwin Tulip

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Holland, James

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1827 : Date from inscription

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of pasteboard
Pasteboard Height 271 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour with gum Arabic and white heightening over traces of graphite outline on 'Turnball's Super fine London Board'

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (Turnball's) Super fine London Board
  • Method of creation: Blind stamp
  • Text: Mr. Holland
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1827
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.667-1973
Primary reference Number: 23583
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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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