[Two moths and six insects] [graphic] / W. Hollar fecit ex Collectione Arundeliana, 1646.
1646
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 254- 235 no.2
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Title
[Two moths and six insects] [graphic] / W. Hollar fecit ex Collectione Arundeliana, 1646.
Edition
[State 1 of 3].
Created/published
[Antwerp] : [s.n.], [1646]
Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 80 x 117 mm
Material base
paper
Summary
In center are two moths (or possibly the same one) the one below seen from underneath. Both have outspread wings. In each corner is a beetle. On left and right a small winged insect. --Pennington.
Note
Title, state, and plate mark measurement from Pennington.
From a group of 12 etchings entitled Muscarum scarabeorum, made in Antwerp in 1646.
From a group of 12 etchings entitled Muscarum scarabeorum, made in Antwerp in 1646.
Exhibited
ART 254235 no.2 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2005. Consuming Splendor.
Cited/described in
Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 2171
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Hollar 920
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Hollar 920
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 254- 235 no.2
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Prints.
Item Details
Call number
ART 254- 235 no.2 (size XS)
Folger-specific note
Trimmed within platemark. With later hand-coloring. Adopted by Twiss and Patrick Butler, Acquisitions Night 2002.
Folger accession
254235