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Two Damask Roses with bumble bee and painted butterfly: PD.429-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two Damask Roses with bumble bee and painted butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Ehret, Georg Dionysius

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Notes

History note: Purchased by the donor November 1941, from Nachminson

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1758

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Ground (material)

Components of the work

Support composed of card
Card Height 231 mm Width 174 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour over white ground on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: G.E. Ehret pinxit
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1758
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.429-1973
Primary reference Number: 23371
Broughton: 1531

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 April 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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