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Onopordon acanthium (Common Cotton Thistle) with insects and a lizard: PD.370-1973

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Titles

Onopordon acanthium (Common Cotton Thistle) with insects and a lizard

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bayer, Johann Christoph

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Previously attributed to Margareta Barbara Dietzsch [1726-1795]

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Ground (material)

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 288 mm Width 207 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour on prepared black ground on paper, surrounded by a gold border

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.370-1973
Primary reference Number: 22918

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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