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Blue primula with butterfly: PD.332-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Blue primula with butterfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Matthes, Elizabeth Christina (née Höll)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Purchased by the donor from Levine and Mosley, November 1943

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Vellum Height 282 mm Width 205 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Gouache on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No. 11
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Hodgkinson
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.332-1973
Primary reference Number: 23929
Broughton: 1741

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Blue primula with butterfly" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23929 Accessed: 2024-04-20 05:54:05

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23929 |title=Blue primula with butterfly |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 05:54:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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