Campanula sps. an unidentified foliage plant, and Cinnabar moth: PD.126-1973.39

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Titles

Campanula sps. an unidentified foliage plant, and Cinnabar moth

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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Drawing

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Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 238 mm
Width: 181 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1750

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, ink and watercolour with some traces of gilding on the wing of the moth, on vellum tipped in on album sheet

Related exhibitions

The Pick of the Bunch: a fifth selection of drawings from the Broughton Collection

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.126-1973.39
Primary reference Number: 32240
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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