Primula sinensis: PD.731-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Primula sinensis

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bartholomew, Valentine

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 357 mm
Width: 253 mm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: V. Bartholomew
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Signature

Related exhibitions

Botanical Drawings from the Broughton Collection

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.731-1973
Primary reference Number: 22895
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 December 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Primula sinensis" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/22895 Accessed: 2023-03-26 00:35:21

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-03-26 00:35:21|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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