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Still life with flowers in a glass berkemeyer with a lizard, frog and dragonfly on a ledge: PD.19-2002

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Current Location: Gallery 15: Dutch Gallery

Titles

Still life with flowers in a glass berkemeyer with a lizard, frog and dragonfly on a ledge

Maker(s)

Painter: Savery, Roelant

Entities

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Notes

History note: Michael Meyer; on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum from 1994

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax, and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2002.

Measurements and weight

Height: 36 cm
Width: 29.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2002) by H.M. Government

Dating

1630s
Production date: AD 1637

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of copper

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on copper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ROELANDT
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Oil
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: SAVERY EE
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Oil
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1637
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Oil
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.19-2002
Primary reference Number: 77913

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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