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On a shaped marble ledge, a decorated terracotta vase containing Crown Imperial, auricula, rose, peony, tulip, double hyacinth, iris, narcissi, opium poppy, delphinium and other flowers, with a bird's nest with eggs, a marble statue in a landscape background: PD.643-1973

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Titles

On a shaped marble ledge, a decorated terracotta vase containing Crown Imperial, auricula, rose, peony, tulip, double hyacinth, iris, narcissi, opium poppy, delphinium and other flowers, with a bird's nest with eggs, a marble statue in a landscape background

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hendricks, Wybrand (?)

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Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 426 mm
Width: 324 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

After a painting by Jan van Huysum in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (No. 1276) with slight variations. Another copy in oils after the Rijksmuseum painting, possibly by P.T. van Brussel (to whom it was originally attributed) is in the Fitzwilliam Museum (M.12)

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.643-1973
Primary reference Number: 23545
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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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