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Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium) milk thistle (Silybum marianum) with a red admiral and a dragonfly: PD.925-1973

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium) milk thistle (Silybum marianum) with a red admiral and a dragonfly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Snyers, Peeter

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 385 mm
Width: 223 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1730s
Production date: AD 1735

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Point of the brush, watercolour over traces of graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: PS
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1740
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.925-1973
Primary reference Number: 24365

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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