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Still life with fruit and a vase of flowers: PD.88-1973

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Still life with fruit and a vase of flowers

Maker(s)

Painter: Ruysch, Rachel

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Notes

History note: With Spink-1949, presumably bought from them by Lord Fairhaven after 1952

Measurements and weight

Height: 99 cm
Width: 83 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.88-1973
Primary reference Number: 1907

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 29 May 2025

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

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