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Iris germanica (Blue Iris) with a dragonfly and beetle: PD.348-1973

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Iris germanica (Blue Iris) with a dragonfly and beetle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dietzsch, Johann Christoph

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Notes

History note: With Levine and Mosley, February 1942, from whom bought by the 2nd Lord Fairhaven

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Ground (material)

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Vellum Height 258 mm Width 200 mm

Techniques used in production

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.348-1973
Primary reference Number: 23231
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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