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Karl August von Brentano

German, 1817 - 1896

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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

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 70: A Roach Surrounded by Insects

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.71

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 10: Brown Hairstreak, Silver-Washed Fritillary, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies on a Four-o'-Clock Flower

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor, lepidochromy, and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.11

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 15: Grayling Butterfly, Magpie Moth, and Two Chrysalides

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor, lepidochromy, and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.16

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 58: A Bee and Five Other Insects

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.59

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 11: Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral Butterflies with a Mole Cricket

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.12

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 20: Three Butterflies, a Caterpillar, a Bee, Two Chrysalides, and Three Weevils

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.21

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 14: Common Brimstone, Painted Lady, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.15

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 64: Eleven Insects, Including a Dragonfly and Longhorn Beetle

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.65

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 36: Three Large Spiders and One Small Spider

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.37

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 61: Seven Insects, Including Flies

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.62

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Plate 47: A Dragonfly (Banded Darter?), Grasshopper, Houseflies, a Carrion Beetle, a Flower Longhorn Beetle, and Other Insects

Joris Hoefnagel

c.1575/1590s

watercolor, dragonfly wings, and gold paint on parchment Accession ID 1987.20.5.48

On View: NGA, West Building, G-023, CENTER

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Karl August von Brentano

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)

Plate 70: A Roach Surrounded by Insects

Plate 70: A Roach Surrounded by Insects

Plate 10: Brown Hairstreak, Silver-Washed Fritillary, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies on a Four-o'-Clock Flower

Plate 10: Brown Hairstreak, Silver-Washed Fritillary, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies on a Four-o'-Clock Flower

Plate 15: Grayling Butterfly, Magpie Moth, and Two Chrysalides

Plate 15: Grayling Butterfly, Magpie Moth, and Two Chrysalides

Plate 58: A Bee and Five Other Insects

Plate 58: A Bee and Five Other Insects

Plate 11: Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral Butterflies with a Mole Cricket

Plate 11: Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral Butterflies with a Mole Cricket

Plate 20: Three Butterflies, a Caterpillar, a Bee, Two Chrysalides, and Three Weevils

Plate 20: Three Butterflies, a Caterpillar, a Bee, Two Chrysalides, and Three Weevils

Plate 14: Common Brimstone, Painted Lady, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies

Plate 14: Common Brimstone, Painted Lady, and Clouded Yellow Butterflies

Plate 64: Eleven Insects, Including a Dragonfly and Longhorn Beetle

Plate 64: Eleven Insects, Including a Dragonfly and Longhorn Beetle

Plate 36: Three Large Spiders and One Small Spider

Plate 36: Three Large Spiders and One Small Spider

Plate 61: Seven Insects, Including Flies

Plate 61: Seven Insects, Including Flies

Plate 47: A Dragonfly (Banded Darter?), Grasshopper, Houseflies, a Carrion Beetle, a Flower Longhorn Beetle, and Other Insects

Plate 47: A Dragonfly (Banded Darter?), Grasshopper, Houseflies, a Carrion Beetle, a Flower Longhorn Beetle, and Other Insects

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