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Hyoscyamus Aureus: PD.119-1973.39

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hyoscyamus Aureus
Geranium

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cockerell, The Hon. Lady

Entities

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Notes

History note: Sir Charles Cockerell; Gerald Ponsonby; The Hon. Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Lord Fairhaven

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of card Height 364 mm Width 260 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour including white with gum Arabic over slight traces of graphite on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Hyoscyamus Aureus / Geranium.
  • Location: Verso, lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.119-1973.39
Primary reference Number: 81291

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 June 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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