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Erica grandiflora
Draughtsman: Redouté, Pierre Joseph
Details of flower, cross-section of flower and seeds, one un-numbered, the others numbered. Removed from album and mounted separately.
History note: Painted for the Empress Joséphine; by descent through the d' Orléans family (?); the 2nd Lord Fairhaven
Height: 448 mm
Width: 305 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Production date: AD 1811
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink
Inscription present: and one un-numbered
Accession number: PD.122-1973.10
Primary reference Number: 31778
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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