Skip to main content

Datura Wrightii: 3055C

An image of Drawing

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Datura Wrightii

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Merian, Maria Sibylla

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Uncertain before VanSittart

Measurements and weight

Height: 388 mm
Width: 278 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1862) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3055C
Primary reference Number: 4826
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Datura Wrightii" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/4826 Accessed: 2024-03-28 13:18:13

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/4826 |title=Datura Wrightii |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 13:18:13|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-4826

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp76/3055C_201512_kly25_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Datura Wrightii"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Datura Wrightii</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

More objects and works of art you might like

Datura rosei (Thorn Apple)

Accession Number: PD.993-1973

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...