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Borage with butterfly and insect: PD.738-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Borage with butterfly and insect

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Previously attributed to E.F.C.Lang [active 1758]

School or Style

German
Dietzsch School

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Ground (material)

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 285 mm Width 206 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour and prepared ground on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 35
  • Location: Upper left

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.738-1973
Primary reference Number: 23281
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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