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Hare gazing at the autumn moon: PD.2-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hare gazing at the autumn moon

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

White hare and moon (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

525mm across longest aspect, 167mm diameter, 240mm between the lowest points, approx 233mm height (from line between lowest points to centre top)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

School or Style

Shijo School

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Gold, silver and colours

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-1985
Primary reference Number: 126472

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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