Iris cultivar (Blue Iris) with a Honey Bee and a ?Common Blue butterfly: PD.708-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Iris cultivar (Blue Iris) with a Honey Bee and a ?Common Blue butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Johnson, Isaac

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1812

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 200 mm Width 150 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: I. Johnson Del
Location: Lower right
Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.708-1973
Primary reference Number: 23664
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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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