Striped hawk moth
Date
1791
Creator
Johann Rudolf Schellenburg (1740 - 1806, Swiss) , Artist
After
T. Kochlin, Artist
Object type
Library reference
RCN 26212
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 221mm
width (print): 175mm
width (print): 175mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Entomological studies of the Striped hawk moth Hyles livornica (here styled Phinx koechlini). Four figures showing the developmental stages of caterpillar, pupa and adult insect.
Plate 3 from Johann Kaspar Füssli [also spelt Fuessly], 'Archiv der insectengeschichte'…1791-1795.
Printed below: ‘T Kochlin del & pinx. Schellenberg sculp.’.
Johann Kaspar Füssli (1743-1786) entomologist was the brother of the well-known artist Henry Fuseli (1745-1825), born Johann Heinrich Füssli.
Plate 3 from Johann Kaspar Füssli [also spelt Fuessly], 'Archiv der insectengeschichte'…1791-1795.
Printed below: ‘T Kochlin del & pinx. Schellenberg sculp.’.
Johann Kaspar Füssli (1743-1786) entomologist was the brother of the well-known artist Henry Fuseli (1745-1825), born Johann Heinrich Füssli.