ca.1760-1770 (published)
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Lettered illustrations of two moths, a caterpillar and two beetles. Labelled as: The Tafmine Moth; Catterpiller; The Brasy Beetle with Gold Spots.
The caterpillar is viewed almost in profile in the lower-left corner of the image.'The Tafmine Moth' ( a Death's-Head Hawkmoth) and 'The Brasy Beetle with Gold Spots' (a Brassy Beetle) are both depicted twice: the moth is shown once with its wings closed and again with them open; the beetle is shown at two slightly different angles.
The lettered illustrations are surrounded by ten much smaller images of various insects.
The caterpillar is viewed almost in profile in the lower-left corner of the image.'The Tafmine Moth' ( a Death's-Head Hawkmoth) and 'The Brasy Beetle with Gold Spots' (a Brassy Beetle) are both depicted twice: the moth is shown once with its wings closed and again with them open; the beetle is shown at two slightly different angles.
The lettered illustrations are surrounded by ten much smaller images of various insects.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving print on laid paper (with watermark) |
| Brief description | Illustrations of two moths, a caterpillar and two beetles, surrounded by ten much smaller depictions of various insects. Engraving print on laid paper (with watermark). After Rosel. Engraved by 'Homerich' (probably Cornelius Heinrich Hemmerich). Published by Robert Sayer, London. ca.1760-1770. |
| Physical description | Lettered illustrations of two moths, a caterpillar and two beetles. Labelled as: The Tafmine Moth; Catterpiller; The Brasy Beetle with Gold Spots. The caterpillar is viewed almost in profile in the lower-left corner of the image.'The Tafmine Moth' ( a Death's-Head Hawkmoth) and 'The Brasy Beetle with Gold Spots' (a Brassy Beetle) are both depicted twice: the moth is shown once with its wings closed and again with them open; the beetle is shown at two slightly different angles. The lettered illustrations are surrounded by ten much smaller images of various insects. |
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| Production | 'Rosel, del.' is lettered in the lower-left corner of the sheet. This probably refers to Franz Rösel von Rosenhof, a German landscapist and animal painter (1626-1700). 'Homerich, Sculp' is lettered in the lower-right corner of the sheet. This could refer to either: Cornelius Heinrich Hemmerich, an engraver who specialised in natural history subjects and was active in the second half of the 18th century. Johannes Augustin Rösel von Rosenhof, a German painter and printmaker (1705-1759). |
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| Other number | 183 - numbered on sheet |
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| Accession number | 29638:227 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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