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Paeonia suffruticosa (Paeonia moutan var. B., Moutan or Japanese Tree Peony)
Draughtsman: Cust, Lucy
Height: 541 mm
Width: 694 mm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Production date: AD 1815
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Gum arabic
Support composed of card
Watercolour : Watercolour with traces of bodycolour and gum Arabic over faint traces of graphite outline on card
Inscription present: cut off
Accession number: PD.307-1973
Primary reference Number: 23168
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Paeonia suffruticosa (Paeonia moutan var. B., Moutan or Japanese Tree Peony)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23168 Accessed: 2023-06-03 16:38:44
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Accession Number: PD.122-1973.23
Accession Number: O.2 & A-1933
Accession Number: O.1-1933
Accession Number: MAR.C.84-1912
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