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A bunch of flowers including roses, Parrot tulips, forget-me-not, snowflakes, auricula and ipomoea with an imaginary butterfly: PD.881-1973

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Current Location: In storage

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A bunch of flowers including roses, Parrot tulips, forget-me-not, snowflakes, auricula and ipomoea with an imaginary butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Redouté, Pierre Joseph

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Measurements and weight

Height: 482 mm
Width: 375 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour with gum Arabic and bodycolour over graphite on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: P.J. Redouté
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.881-1973
Primary reference Number: 24243
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 June 2024 Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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