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A dragonfly, ladybirds and butterflies: P.169-1943

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A dragonfly, ladybirds and butterflies
Diversae Insectorum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus (Attributed)

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Legal notes

Bought from the Print Duplicates Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1943)

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1647

School or Style

Bohemian

Components of the work

Paper Height 12.4 cm Width 20.9 cm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.169-1943
Primary reference Number: 195270
New Hollstein (German): 1272
Pennington: 2183
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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