Sheet with Butterfly and Walnut, part 3 of folio 11 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii
Sheet with Butterfly and Walnut, part 3 of folio 11 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii

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Sheet with Butterfly and Walnut, part 3 of folio 11 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii,

1592

Jakob Hoefnagel, Flemish, 1573/75–1630
after Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish, 1542–1601
Published by Jakob Hoefnagel, Flemish, 1573/75–1630
2007-105

Information

Title
Sheet with Butterfly and Walnut, part 3 of folio 11 from Archetypa Studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii
Dates

1592

Maker
Jakob Hoefnagel
after Joris Hoefnagel
Published by Jakob Hoefnagel
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 15.5 x 21 cm. (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 18.5 x 27.1 cm. (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2007-105
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Frankfurt

Inscription
Three lines of Latin printed in plate, upper and lower centers: Sequitur ver hijemen: Durate, atque expectate Cicadas / Haec mihi carta nuces, haec est mihi carta feitillus: / Alea nil damni, sed dabit is ta Lucrum Numbered in plate, lower left and right corners: .11. / 3
Reference Numbers
Hollstein 49
Culture
European, Flemish
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
studies (visual works), nut (plant material), flowers, insects, butterflies

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