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Two moths and six Insects

1645
Not on view
Two moths with open wings in the center, the one below seen from underside, four beetles in each corner, two small winged insects on left and right in the center.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two moths and six Insects
  • Series/Portfolio: Butterflies and Insects, Muscarum Scarabeorum: Set of twelve plates (New Hollstein 913-924)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1645
  • Medium: Etching; first state of three
  • Dimensions: Plate: 3 3/16 × 4 11/16 in. (8.1 × 11.9 cm)
    Sheet: 3 11/16 × 5 3/16 in. (9.4 × 13.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.72.121
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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