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Ranunculus asiaticus, purple foxglove, Colchicum (Meadow Saffron) and a Leopard
Attributed to
Robert, Nicolas
(Draughtsman)
Height: 310 mm
Width: 225 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 : Watercolour heightened with white on vellum
Inscription present: against relevant drawing
Inscription present: against relevant drawing
Inscription present: against relevant drawing
Inscription present: against relevant drawing
Accession number: PD.109-1973.56
Primary reference Number: 31346
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Ranunculus asiaticus, purple foxglove, Colchicum (Meadow Saffron) and a Leopard"
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Accession Number: PD.109-1973.6
Accession Number: CM.67-1956
Accession Number: CM.64-1956
Accession Number: PD.126-1973.21
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