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By a bank a dead ?Green Finch (Carduelis chloris) and a discarded snail shell: PD.682-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

By a bank a dead ?Green Finch (Carduelis chloris) and a discarded snail shell

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hunt, William Henry

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 155 mm Width 195 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on thick paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W. HUNT
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.682-1973
Primary reference Number: 23609
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 December 2019 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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