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The image shows an assortment of insects, plants, and shells, with two large dragonflies in the top corners. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of black and beige. A large beetle is at the top center, with a smaller beetle to the left. A spider is on the right side, accompanied by a root vegetable. Two snails are in the mid-left and mid-right. Below them are an onion-like plant to the left, a caterpillar to the left edge, and a large beetle at the bottom center. Various small shells and plant components are spread throughout.
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The image shows an assortment of insects, plants, and shells, with two large dragonflies in the top corners. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of black and beige. A large beetle is at the top center, with a smaller beetle to the left. A spider is on the right side, accompanied by a root vegetable. Two snails are in the mid-left and mid-right. Below them are an onion-like plant to the left, a caterpillar to the left edge, and a large beetle at the bottom center. Various small shells and plant components are spread throughout.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 3, Plate 6]

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
1987.20.9.33
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 3, Plate 6]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224586. 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.