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Flowering fruit: sprig of orange blossom and fruit with a beetle and an ichneumon wasp: PD.349-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flowering fruit: sprig of orange blossom and fruit with a beetle and an ichneumon wasp

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bayer, Johann Christoph

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Measurements and weight

Height: 305 mm
Width: 235 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Previously attributed to Johann Christoph Dietzsch [1710-1769]

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.349-1973
Primary reference Number: 22903

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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