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Two men with archer's rings on thumbs, dressed in white muslin clothes, one giving the other a lemon: PD.138-1948

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Current Location: In storage

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Two men with archer's rings on thumbs, dressed in white muslin clothes, one giving the other a lemon

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Bequeathed by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles in 1946 through the National Art Collections Fund.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss

Dating

1560s
Production date: circa AD 1560 : 1580?

School or Style

Mogul School

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Size Height 135 mm Width 102 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour including white, pen and ink and gold on lilac ground, on paper; arabesque on gold ground at top and border with ruled lines at bottom

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.138-1948
Primary reference Number: 34003

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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