01/01/1790 (published)
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Coloured illustration showing the three stages of the life of a butterfly. In the bottom-right corner of the image lies a discarded coccoon; Running diagonally across the centre of the image is a green-leaved plant, along which a caterpillar is walking; To the upper-left of the image is a butterfly with its wings open showing a pattern of red and brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Intaglio print on paper, hand-coloured |
| Brief description | The lifecycle of a butterfly. A caterpillar walking along a green-leaved plant, with a butterfly to the left of the image and a discarded cocoon on the ground to the right. Intaglio print on paper, hand-coloured. Published by F. P. Nodder & Co., London, 1790. |
| Physical description | Coloured illustration showing the three stages of the life of a butterfly. In the bottom-right corner of the image lies a discarded coccoon; Running diagonally across the centre of the image is a green-leaved plant, along which a caterpillar is walking; To the upper-left of the image is a butterfly with its wings open showing a pattern of red and brown. |
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| Other number | 18 - numbered on sheet |
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| Accession number | 29638:219 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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