A) The large stag beetle, b) The Large Yellow edged purple butterfly, c) The Common half Mourner (2 views), d) The Elephant Moth, e) The Large Blue Moth (2 views): PD.103-1973.1

Current Location: In storage

Titles

a) The large stag beetle, b) The Large Yellow edged purple butterfly, c) The Common half Mourner (2 views), d) The Elephant Moth, e) The Large Blue Moth (2 views)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Gum arabic
Wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Interior Of Margins Height 181 mm Width 128 mm
Exterior Of Margins Height 234 mm Width 178 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen, black ink, watercolour and bodycolour, reinforced with gum Arabic, within ruled ink margins and coloured with wash, as for a mount, on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: a) The large stag beetle
Location: Below drawing a
Method of creation: Ink

Text: b) the Large Yellow edged purple Butterfly
Location: Below drawing b
Method of creation: Ink

Text: c) The Common half Mourner
Location: Below drawing c
Method of creation: Ink

Text: d) The Elephant Moth
Location: Below drawing d
Method of creation: Ink

Text: e) The Large Blue Moth
Location: Below drawing e
Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.103-1973.1
Primary reference Number: 30683
Stable URI

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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            University of Cambridge}}

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