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Old roses, a dragonfly and a butterfly with a blue-bodied flying insect: PD.131-1973.3

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Old roses, a dragonfly and a butterfly with a blue-bodied flying insect

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 379 mm
Width: 459 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: in or after AD 1825 : Watermark: J. Whatman 1825

School or Style

Chinese

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour with white highlights over traces of graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.131-1973.3
Primary reference Number: 32400
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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