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Rhexia pendulifolia
Draughtsman: Redouté, Pierre Joseph
Detailed enlargements in watercolour of flower head and cross section and seed, numbered.
History note: Painted for the Empress Joséphine
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Support
composed of
vellum (skin)
Vellum (skin)
Height 448 mm
Width 306 mm
Mount Size
Height 685 mm
Width 509 mm
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of graphite on vellum, margins ruled in red and gold ink
Accession number: PD.122-1973.26
Primary reference Number: 31841
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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