Fan leaf: Cornucopia of wildlife: PD.225-2015

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fan leaf: Cornucopia of wildlife

Maker(s)

English School (Probably)

Entities

Fan leaf

Categories

Drawing

Description

An unmounted fan leaf. Animals depicted include a parrot, two peacocks, rabbits, a fox, a red squirrel and two other unidentified birds drinking from a decorative fountain beside a bridge adorned with garlands.

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2015

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Production date: circa AD 1750

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.225-2015
Primary reference Number: 280251
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Thursday 4 August 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 17:20:01|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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