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Potted primula (hybrid), ?auricula: PD.199-1973

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Titles

Potted primula (hybrid), ?auricula

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bessa, Pancrace

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Measurements and weight

Height: 365 mm
Width: 284 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1810s
Production date: AD 1817

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Graphite
Watercolour
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and gum Arabic over traces of graphite on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Bessa
  • Location: Base of pot
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1817
  • Location: Base of pot, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.199-1973
Primary reference Number: 22947

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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