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drawing
;
album
Object Type
drawing
album
Museum number
1962,0714.1.7
Description
One of the drawings from an album, Wallflower, Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly, and Snail Watercolour and bodycolour, partly oxidised
Producer name
Drawn by:
Jacques Le Moyne
School/style
British
French
Production date
1585
(about)
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
214 millimetres
Width:
142 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hulton 1984 / America 1585, the complete drawings of John White
(42)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1964, BM, Recent Acquisitions, no.88 2017 15 Mar-24 Jul, Paris, Grand Palais, Jardins
Subjects
flower
insect
mollusc
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Hans Calmann
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Humphry Bohun
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Mrs Dorothy Bohun
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Edmund Bohun
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Edmund Bohun
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Joseph Offley
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Bennet Martin
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Mrs Augusta Martin
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Miss Sarah Heaven
Acquisition date
1962
Acquisition notes
The album was acquired with contributions from private individuals in addition to the Pilgrim Trust and the National Art Collections Fund. For the provenance see 1962,0714.1.1.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1962,0714.1.7