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"The Peony and the Violet, or Too Much Brilliance. A tale of a Summer Hotel": 1541f

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Titles

"The Peony and the Violet, or Too Much Brilliance. A tale of a Summer Hotel"
Saturday

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Baumer, Lewis

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1927

Measurements and weight

Height: 140 mm
Width: 116 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1931) by Holliday, J. R.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, pen and ink and watercolour on paper, laid down
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Lewis Baumer
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Saturday
  • Location: Mount, below centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1541F
  • Location: Mount, below drawing
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1541f
Primary reference Number: 8650

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) ""The Peony and the Violet, or Too Much Brilliance. A tale of a Summer Hotel"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8650 Accessed: 2024-04-18 22:10:21

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8650 |title="The Peony and the Violet, or Too Much Brilliance. A tale of a Summer Hotel" |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-18 22:10:21|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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