Fruit, flowers and insects: PD.635-1973

Titles

Fruit, flowers and insects

Maker(s)

Hartley, Mary Ann (Draughtsman)

Measurements and weight

Height: 385 mm
Width: 282 mm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1819

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on parchment

Inscription or legends present

Text: M.A.H.
Location: Below
Type: Signature

Text: 1819
Location: Below
Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.635-1973
Primary reference Number: 23534
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
            "Fruit, flowers and insects"
            Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23534 Accessed: 2022-07-05 07:45:02

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23534
            |title=Fruit, flowers and insects
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-07-05 07:45:02|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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