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A botanical study of red-fruited passion flowers, Virginia tobacco plant, and ixia, with swallowtail butterflies
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THOMAS ROBINS THE YOUNGER (BRITISH, 1748-1806)
A botanical study of red-fruited passion flowers, Virginia tobacco plant, and ixia, with swallowtail butterflies
signed, inscribed and dated 'Painted from Nature by Thos Robins the younger Bath 1786' (lower left)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolor heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic on paper
13 7⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in. (35.3 x 23.8 cm.)
A botanical study of red-fruited passion flowers, Virginia tobacco plant, and ixia, with swallowtail butterflies
signed, inscribed and dated 'Painted from Nature by Thos Robins the younger Bath 1786' (lower left)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolor heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic on paper
13 7⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in. (35.3 x 23.8 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 November 1995, lot 34.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Brought to you by
Nathalie Ferneau
Head of Sale, Junior Specialist
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