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Field poppy, seen from behind
Draughtsman: Withoos, Pieter
History note: (?)French collection; of uncertain origin before the donor
Height: 240 mm
Width: 193 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Point of the brush, bodycolour and gum Arabic on vellum
Accession number: PD.101-1973.13
Primary reference Number: 30572
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Field poppy, seen from behind" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30572 Accessed: 2023-02-08 02:18:39
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Accession Number: PD.55-1996
Accession Number: PD.112-1961
Accession Number: 1055
Accession Number: 2270
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