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The Butterfly's Ball, The Grasshopper's Feast and The Peacock "At Home": PD.120-1973.f.1

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Butterfly's Ball, The Grasshopper's Feast and The Peacock "At Home"

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Leaf Height 526 mm Width 366 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 26-B5718
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Purple crayon

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.120-1973.f.1
Primary reference Number: 80491
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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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