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Metrosyderos glauca
Draughtsman: Redouté, Pierre Joseph
Detail studies in graphite of flower, cross section and calyx, numbered.
History note: Painted for the Empress Joséphine; by descent in the d' Orléans family (?); the 2nd Lord Fairhaven
Height: 463 mm
Width: 306 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Production date: AD 1812
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink
Accession number: PD.122-1973.34
Primary reference Number: 31854
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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