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Single flower with buds, leaves, and a butterfly: PD.467-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Single flower with buds, leaves, and a butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: British School

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1811-08

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of card
Card Height 207 mm Width 172 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Panapa loa. / From Greece and the Islands of this Archipelago / Drawn by a Lady from the Insect sent to her / by her Husband who caught it near the banks / of the Loa in Portugal in August 1811
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.467-1973
Primary reference Number: 24770

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Single flower with buds, leaves, and a butterfly" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/24770 Accessed: 2024-05-05 22:33:27

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