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Insects
Painter: Kessel, Jan van I
Height: 11.8 cm
Width: 15.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1834) by Mesman, Daniel
Nos. 298, 309 and 312 belong to a series of which five others of exactly the same size were sold in the Castle B. sale, Frankfort, Helbing, 4 July 1933 (126).
Support composed of copper
Painting (image-making) : Oil on copper
Accession number: 309
Primary reference Number: 1607
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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