Set of Moths & Butterfiles
Print
1646 (made)
1646 (made)
Artist/Maker |
Etching of six insects with wings. Three are butterflies or moths opened winged at the top of the image. Three are grasshoppers, one is opened winged and two are side-one at the bottom of the image.
Object details
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Title | Set of Moths & Butterfiles (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Etching |
Brief description | 'Set of Moths & Butterfiles', etching by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646 |
Physical description | Etching of six insects with wings. Three are butterflies or moths opened winged at the top of the image. Three are grasshoppers, one is opened winged and two are side-one at the bottom of the image. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'W. Holler fecit ex Collectione Arundeliana' (Printed top left of image.) |
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Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1959 |
Collection | |
Accession number | CIRC.105B-1959 |
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Record created | February 15, 2019 |
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