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Rosa eglanteria (rosa rubiginosa) Sweet Briar: PD.112-1973.13

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Rosa eglanteria (rosa rubiginosa) Sweet Briar

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1766

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, tipped in on album sheet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 13
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Rosa Eglanteria
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Sweet Briar.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 1766
  • Location: Lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.112-1973.13
Primary reference Number: 31515
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 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) "Rosa eglanteria (rosa rubiginosa) Sweet Briar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31515 Accessed: 2024-12-26 20:11:02

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