ca.1760-1770 (published)
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Eight lettered illustrations of moths and insects, including a fulgoridae insect (a 'lantern bug') and a caterpillar. Labelled below the image as: The Privet Moth; 'Catterpillar'; Chineses laternaria; The Cicada; Wood fly.
The cicada (an insect with transparent, well-veined wings) is shown in the centre of the sheet with its wings out. 'The Privet Moth' and 'Chineses laternaria' are both depicted twice, once with their wings closed and again with them open.
The cicada (an insect with transparent, well-veined wings) is shown in the centre of the sheet with its wings out. 'The Privet Moth' and 'Chineses laternaria' are both depicted twice, once with their wings closed and again with them open.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving print on laid paper (with watermark) |
| Brief description | Eight illustrations of moths and insects, including a fulgoridae insect (a 'lantern bug') and a caterpillar. 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 | Eight lettered illustrations of moths and insects, including a fulgoridae insect (a 'lantern bug') and a caterpillar. Labelled below the image as: The Privet Moth; 'Catterpillar'; Chineses laternaria; The Cicada; Wood fly. The cicada (an insect with transparent, well-veined wings) is shown in the centre of the sheet with its wings out. 'The Privet Moth' and 'Chineses laternaria' are both depicted twice, once with their wings closed and again with them open. |
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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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| Accession number | 29638:224 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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