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The Broughton Collection
Author(s) -
Harriott Georita
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1355-4905.2006.00506.x
Subject(s) - portrait , painting , art , visual arts , art history , geography
Summary. The history of the Broughton collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge is given. The flower pieces by Jan Breughel the Younger, and his painting techniques, are discussed. A collection of plant portraits, thought to be by Benaglia, are described and some examples are illustrated.