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The image shows a butterfly with large circular patterns on its wings at the center. The image is a monochromatic engraving with shades of black and white. There are flowers to the left of the butterfly, and an assortment of insects like a beetle, a moth, and a fly above it. A seahorse and another butterfly are also visible close to the bottom. The objects are distributed around the central butterfly, with some flowers and insects at the corners and edges of the image.
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The image shows a butterfly with large circular patterns on its wings at the center. The image is a monochromatic engraving with shades of black and white. There are flowers to the left of the butterfly, and an assortment of insects like a beetle, a moth, and a fly above it. A seahorse and another butterfly are also visible close to the bottom. The objects are distributed around the central butterfly, with some flowers and insects at the corners and edges of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Plate 1]

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
1987.20.9.41
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 4, Plate 1]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 224594. 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.