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Mixed flowers in a terracotta vase, by Pierre-Antoine Poiteau

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An image of Mixed flowers in a terracotta vase, a spray of lilac & two birds (one sitting on a nest) on a marble slab. Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (French). Gouache on ivory, diameter, sight size, 73 mm. Acquisition: bequeathed 1973 by Henry Rogers Broughton Fairhaven.

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Mixed flowers in a terracotta vase, a spray of lilac & two birds (one sitting on a nest) on a marble slab. Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (French). Gouache on ivory, diameter, sight size, 73 mm. Acquisition: bequeathed 1973 by Henry Rogers Broughton Fairhaven.

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  • Accession Number: PD.1044-1973
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 886 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 764.96kB
  • Exposure time: 1/17
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:05:19 15:00:05

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19th Century _WF_Fairhaven birds botanical circular Fitz_PDP floral flowers French gouache ivory Lilacs miniature painting Pierre-Antoine Poiteau pink roses roses round Syringa tulips vases

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