Various flowers and grasses: PD.929-1973

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Titles

Various flowers and grasses

Maker(s)

Senff, Carl Adolf (Adolf) (Draughtsman)

Measurements and weight

Height: 410 mm
Width: 302 mm

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Place(s) associated

Rome ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1832

School or Style

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of prepared paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Oil and bodycolour on prepared paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Primavera
Location: Upper centre
Method of creation: Tip of the brush

Text: Adolfo Senff / Roma
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Tip of the brush
Type: Signature

Text: 1832
Location: Lower right, following the above
Method of creation: Tip of the brush
Type: Date

Related exhibitions

Gardener's Pride: a third selection of drawings from the Broughton Collection

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.929-1973
Primary reference Number: 24343
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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)
            "Various flowers and grasses"
            Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24343 Accessed: 2022-08-14 10:56:54

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-08-14 10:56:54|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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