Moths and Butterflies
Print
1646 (made)
1646 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Etching of seven insects. Two opened winged butterfiles or moths in the centre of the image and two side-on butterfiles or moths, bottom, left and right. There two ladybugs, halfway down, left and right of the image.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Moths and Butterflies (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Moths and Butterflies, etching by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646 |
| Physical description | Etching of seven insects. Two opened winged butterfiles or moths in the centre of the image and two side-on butterfiles or moths, bottom, left and right. There two ladybugs, halfway down, left and right of the image. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Moths and butterflies. / Etchings from the series 'Muscarum Scarabeorum / Vermiumque Varie Figure & Formae...', published / in Antwerp, 1646. / Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677). / Circ.144c-e-1959.' (Typed out label on front of mount.) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1959 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.114D-1959 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2019 |
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