Red underwing moth
Date
1792
Creator
Johann Rudolf Schellenburg (1740 - 1806, Swiss) , 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 Red underwing moth, Catocala nupta (here styled Phalaena pacta). Three figures showing the developmental stages of caterpillar, pupa and adult insect.
Plate 15 from Johann Kaspar Füssli [also spelt Fuessly], 'Archiv der insectengeschichte'…1791-1795.
Inscribed in ink above: ‘Taf: 15’. Not inscribed by the printmaker.
Johann Kaspar Füssli (1743-1786) entomologist was the brother of the well-known artist Henry Fuseli (1745-1825), born Johann Heinrich Füssli.
Plate 15 from Johann Kaspar Füssli [also spelt Fuessly], 'Archiv der insectengeschichte'…1791-1795.
Inscribed in ink above: ‘Taf: 15’. Not inscribed by the printmaker.
Johann Kaspar Füssli (1743-1786) entomologist was the brother of the well-known artist Henry Fuseli (1745-1825), born Johann Heinrich Füssli.