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The image contains two large insects with their wings spread, one at the top right and another at the top center-right, along with a rodent at the bottom center. The image has a monochromatic color palette of black and white due to its engraving style. A detailed lily flower stretches diagonally on the left, and an elongated caterpillar is positioned next to it towards the center. The mouse is centrally located, with its tail extending towards the left, surrounded by various plant seeds and shells, small insects, and another insect at the bottom right.
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The image contains two large insects with their wings spread, one at the top right and another at the top center-right, along with a rodent at the bottom center. The image has a monochromatic color palette of black and white due to its engraving style. A detailed lily flower stretches diagonally on the left, and an elongated caterpillar is positioned next to it towards the center. The mouse is centrally located, with its tail extending towards the left, surrounded by various plant seeds and shells, small insects, and another insect at the bottom right.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Plate 8]

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

Date
published 1592
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
page size: 24.1 × 32.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.) plate: 15.5 × 20.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1987.20.9.22
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Plate 8]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald [1893-1988], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1987.

NGA object ID 224575. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.