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Clivia, with a butterfly and an insect: PD.442-1973

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Clivia, with a butterfly and an insect

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 226 mm
Width: 160 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1750

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: beauté - aganentha ou tubereuia cleva
  • Location: Loewr right

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.442-1973
Primary reference Number: 24723
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 December 2019 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Clivia, with a butterfly and an insect" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24723 Accessed: 2024-11-25 04:33:22

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