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The image shows various insects such as a butterfly at the top center, a dragonfly in the middle, and a beetle at the bottom. Alongside them are other creatures like a spider, a moth, a bee, a cricket, and smaller insects. The background includes plants, flowers, and what appears to be grapes in the bottom right corner. The color scheme is monochromatic, with shades of black and white. The insects are centrally positioned, with floral elements on the sides and seeds or fruit at the bottom.
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The image shows various insects such as a butterfly at the top center, a dragonfly in the middle, and a beetle at the bottom. Alongside them are other creatures like a spider, a moth, a bee, a cricket, and smaller insects. The background includes plants, flowers, and what appears to be grapes in the bottom right corner. The color scheme is monochromatic, with shades of black and white. The insects are centrally positioned, with floral elements on the sides and seeds or fruit at the bottom.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 2, Plate 9]

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
1987.20.9.23
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 9]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224576. 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.