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Arkady Nikolaevitch Alferoff

Russian, 1811 - 1872

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Wenceslaus Hollar, Four Butterflies, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4948

Four Butterflies

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4948

Wenceslaus Hollar, Four Caterpillars and a Snail, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4942

Four Caterpillars and a Snail

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4942

Wenceslaus Hollar, Dragonflies, a Bumble-Bee, and a Butterfly, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4944

Dragonflies, a Bumble-Bee, and a Butterfly

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4944

Wenceslaus Hollar, Moth, Three Butterflies, and Two Beetles, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4943

Moth, Three Butterflies, and Two Beetles

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4943

Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait in a Cap and Scarf with the Face Dark, 1633, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1946.21.166

Self-Portrait in a Cap and Scarf with the Face Dark

Rembrandt van Rijn · 1633 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1946.21.166

Wenceslaus Hollar, Two Moths and Six Insects, 1646, etching, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4946

Two Moths and Six Insects

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4946

Printed with black lines and hatching on cream-white paper, a moth’s spread wings nearly span the width of this horizontal etching over three smaller butterflies. All four insects are captured as specimens from above. The moth has a thick body, arm-like protrusions under flaring antennae, and a conical, tapering abdomen. The butterfly to the lower left has a slender body and gently stripped wings. To the right, a butterfly has black marks one dark wings. In the center, the smaller insect has four visible legs and thin, dark wings dotted with white. Text etched to either side of the moth reads “W. Hollar fecit 1646” to the left and “ex Collectione Arundeliana” to the right.
Wenceslaus Hollar, Moth and Three Butterflies, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4941

Moth and Three Butterflies

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4941

Wenceslaus Hollar, Two Butterflies, a Wasp, and a Moth, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4945

Two Butterflies, a Wasp, and a Moth

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4945

Wenceslaus Hollar, Three Moths, Two Butterflies, and a Bumble Bee, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4947

Three Moths, Two Butterflies, and a Bumble Bee

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4947

Wenceslaus Hollar, Title Page, 1646, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4939

Title Page

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1646 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.4939

Bibliography

1921

  • Ref Number: 1727
    Lugt, Frits. Les marques de collections de dessins & d'estampes; marques estampillees et ecrites de collections. Amsterdam: Vereenigde drukkerijen, 1921.

  • Ref Number: 1727.
    Lugt 1727.