Insects watercolours, ca. 1790s
Insects watercolours, ca. 1790s
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The watercolours are natural history illustrations depicting studies of various insect specimens, some with views from multiple angles, and shadows.
1. Stick insect [two views]
2. Butterfly [two views]
3. Caterpillar on a twig with leaf
4. Green caterpillar on a twig with leaf
5. Moths [two moths, one with two views]
6. Butter...
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Full title
Insects watercolours, ca. 1790s
Notes
General note
These 7 watercolours are part a collection of 17 drawings which were first offered by Christie's at their Melbourne Fine Paintings sale, 6 December 1994, Lots 62-72. At the time the Library acquired the items at PXD 680 and PXD 226, which by comparison, suggests they are by the same artist. The identity of this artist has not been established.
Digital order no:Album ID : 1046037...
Attributions / Conjectures
Tim New, a former academic and entomologist at Latrobe University, attempted some identification of these species:
1. Stick insect: almost certainly Podacanthus typhon, very common in eastern Australia, including Sydney region.
2. Butterfly: Papilionidae, Atrophaneura hector (Crimson Rose). This is common throughout the Indian subcontinen...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Andrew Isles Natural History Books, April 2013
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1350
Record Identifier
n7oVN2yn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVN2yn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
993151
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