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Goodenia grandiflora: PD.122-1973.6

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Titles

Goodenia grandiflora

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Redouté, Pierre Joseph

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Notes

History note: Painted for the Empress Joséphine; by descent in the d' Orléans family (?); the 2nd Lord Fairhaven

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1810s
Production date: AD 1811

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Vellum (skin) Height 459 mm Width 328 mm
Mount Size Height 685 mm Width 509 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour including white highlights, with traces of gum Arabic over traces of graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: P.J. Redouté
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1811
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 6
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Text: Goodenia Grandiflora
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Gold

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.122-1973.6
Primary reference Number: 31774

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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