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- Date:
19th century - early 20th century (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Intaglio print in brown ink, on paper, hand-coloured
- Museum number:
E.4141-1911
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case Z, shelf 2, box B
Physical description
Hand-coloured illustrations of: four butterflies; a beetles; a snail shell; a grasshopper on two grass stalks; a violet flower; a small bouquet of daisies, (black?)berries, leaves and grass stalks. All positioned at different orientations.
Date
19th century - early 20th century (printed)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Intaglio print in brown ink, on paper, hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height: 19.8 cm sheet (approx), Width: 32 cm sheet (approx)
Descriptive line
Hand-coloured illustrations of a variety of butterflies, beetles, flowers, a snail shell and a grasshopper. Intaglio print in brown ink, on paper, hand-coloured. Anonymous. 19th - early 20th century.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
Materials
Brown ink; Paper
Techniques
Intaglio printing; Hand-colouring
Subjects depicted
Shell; Butterflies; Flowers; Grasses; Grasshopper; Beetle; Viola (plant)
Categories
Prints; Insects; Textiles
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection