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Print

19th century? (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A sheet of illustrations of six different specimens of beetle, at a scale that suggests they are life-size representations. Each beetle is numbered [two as 1; one as 2; two as 3; one as 4].


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Intaglio print on paper, (hand?)coloured
Brief description
Sheet of six numbered illustrations of different specimens of beetle. Intaglio print on paper, (hand?)coloured. Anonymous. 19th century.
Physical description
A sheet of illustrations of six different specimens of beetle, at a scale that suggests they are life-size representations. Each beetle is numbered [two as 1; one as 2; two as 3; one as 4].
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 24.2-24.3cm
  • Of sheet width: 15.1-15.2cm
  • Plate impression (approx) height: 20.1cm
  • Plate impression (approx) width: 11.8cm
Measured by DH 05/10/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Each beetle is numbered [two as 1; one as 2; two as 3; one as 4].)
  • '417' (Numbered, top-left corner of plate impression.)
Subject depicted
Associated object
Other number
417 - numbered on sheet
Collection
Accession number
29638:216

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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