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Inscription surrounded by floral border: Laburnum alpinum Lang.: PD.11-1980.f.39

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Laburnum alpinum Lang.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by Bicknell, Peter

Dating

Production date: AD 1914

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 278 mm Width 190 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Watercolour and graphite on paper
Watercolour

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: He said / "The Alpine Laburnum am I / And though there's no cloud in the sky / If you look up at me, you'll behold / That I'm pouring down rain drops of gold: / And the drops are so soft, and so sweet / That the doves come and coo at my feet". / and it was indeed a wonderful sight to see / all those gold Drops against the blue sky. / "But here come my birds, and I hope you
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: Aquilegia alpina L.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.11-1980.f.39
Primary reference Number: 43804
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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

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