Skip to main content

Flower study: PD.106-1973.30

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flower study

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Forbes, Mary (née Capell)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 255 mm
Width: 197 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1767

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Ground (material)

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite outline on prepared white ground on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No.
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 82
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Caracole from / Minorca
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: M: Forbes
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1767
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.106-1973.30
Primary reference Number: 31093

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Flower study" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31093 Accessed: 2024-04-28 18:54:24

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31093 |title=Flower study |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-28 18:54:24|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-31093

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Drawing

Flower study

Accession Number: PD.109-1973.52

An image of Drawing

Flower study

Accession Number: PD.109-1973.54

An image of Drawing

Stylized flower study

Accession Number: PD.109-1973.51

An image of Drawing

Lobelia minuta

Accession Number: PD.122-1973.52

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Pink Flowers - Notecard pack

Pink Flowers - Notecard pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: English Country Garden - Notecard pack

English Country Garden - Notecard pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: The White Garden - Notecard pack

The White Garden - Notecard pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Lilies - Notecard pack

Lilies - Notecard pack

£6.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Henrietta Ward

Henrietta Ward

Featured image for the project: Watercolours and Drawings

Watercolours and Drawings

Featured image for the project: Elegy in a Cup and Saucer - Ali Smith

Elegy in a Cup and Saucer - Ali Smith

Featured image for the project: Julie Dawson

Julie Dawson

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo