a) The large stag beetle, b) The Large Yellow edged purple butterfly, c) The Common half Mourner (2 views), d) The Elephant Moth, e) The Large Blue Moth (2 views)
Draughtsman: Unknown
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Black ink
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Gum arabic
Wash
Support
composed of
paper
Interior Of Margins
Height 181 mm
Width 128 mm
Exterior Of Margins
Height 234 mm
Width 178 mm
Watercolour : Pen, black ink, watercolour and bodycolour, reinforced with gum Arabic, within ruled ink margins and coloured with wash, as for a mount, on paper
Accession number: PD.103-1973.1
Primary reference Number: 30683
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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