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The image contains botanical and entomological illustrations, such as a central flower resembling a lily, a segmented shell, a large moth with patterned wings, and a fruit resembling a lemon. The color scheme is mainly muted brown tones typical of sepia engravings. The flower is located towards the bottom right, the shell towards the bottom left, and the moth on the right side. Various leaves, insects, and botanical elements are spread across the page, creating a dense composition.
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The image contains botanical and entomological illustrations, such as a central flower resembling a lily, a segmented shell, a large moth with patterned wings, and a fruit resembling a lemon. The color scheme is mainly muted brown tones typical of sepia engravings. The flower is located towards the bottom right, the shell towards the bottom left, and the moth on the right side. Various leaves, insects, and botanical elements are spread across the page, creating a dense composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 3, 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
1987.20.9.36
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 9]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224589. 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.