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F. S. Eliot

British, active 19th century

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Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis), c. 1575/1590s, bound volume of 78 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment, alternating with pages of ink inscriptions on paper; 2 plates (III, IV) with gold border only (80 total decorated pages), Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1987.20.5

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel · c. 1575/1590s · bound volume of 78 drawings (incl.title page) in watercolor and gold paint on parchment, alternating with pages of ink inscriptions on paper; 2 plates (III, IV) with gold border only (80 total decorated pages) ·  Accession ID  1987.20.5