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The image shows a large butterfly with open wings in the center, surrounded by tulips, a decorative cartouche with text, and various fruits such as pears and peaches. The color palette consists of shades of brown and beige, giving the image an antique or monochrome print appearance. Tulips are positioned on both the left and right edges, curved inward. A central butterfly is framed by text above and a cartouche below, with fruits dispersed towards the bottom half, accompanied by small insects.
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The image shows a large butterfly with open wings in the center, surrounded by tulips, a decorative cartouche with text, and various fruits such as pears and peaches. The color palette consists of shades of brown and beige, giving the image an antique or monochrome print appearance. Tulips are positioned on both the left and right edges, curved inward. A central butterfly is framed by text above and a cartouche below, with fruits dispersed towards the bottom half, accompanied by small insects.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 3, Plate 12]

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
1987.20.9.39
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 12]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224592. 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.