Album of flower drawings: PD.104-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Album of flower drawings

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Album

Categories

Description

Contains 100 pages with drawings made directly onto the pages of the album and four loose watercolours on card. Companion volume to PD.103-1973. Bound in brown marbled leather tooled in gold, rubbed and corners repaired. Spine in green leather tooled in gold and inscribed. Pages are gilt edged.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

With some loose drawings by J. Leigh and N. Kelly.

School or Style

Components of the work

Sheet Size Height 325 mm Width 233 mm

Inscription or legends present

Text: Flowers / 2
Location: Spine

Inscription present: bookplate of the Achievement of Arms of Henry Rogers Broughton

Text: Henry Rogers Broughton
Location: Inside front cover
Method of creation: Printed

Inscription present: monogram, surrounded by a circular border of mixed flowers in watercolour

Text: AL / 1796
Location: Second page
Method of creation: Black ink

Related exhibitions

Gardener's Pride: a third selection of drawings from the Broughton Collection

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.104-1973
Primary reference Number: 30802
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Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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