Beetle with insects
Date
1630
Creator
Jacob Hoefnagel (1575, Flemish) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
40489
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 201mm
width (print): 300mm
width (print): 300mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Entomological studies of insects arranged around a centrally placed large beetle, possibly a variety of Sun beetle. Sixteen insects are shown, including one beetle resting on its back (bottom centre) with butterflies, a dragonfly and others.
Plate 16 from the collection Diversae insectarum volatilium icones ad vivum accuratissime depictae, by Jacob Hoefnagel (Amsterdam, Nicolao Ioannis Visscher, 1630).
The plate is numbered, ‘16’, lower right.
Jacob Hoefnagel (1575-c.1630) Flemish artist and engraver, the son of Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) Flemish artist.
Plate 16 from the collection Diversae insectarum volatilium icones ad vivum accuratissime depictae, by Jacob Hoefnagel (Amsterdam, Nicolao Ioannis Visscher, 1630).
The plate is numbered, ‘16’, lower right.
Jacob Hoefnagel (1575-c.1630) Flemish artist and engraver, the son of Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) Flemish artist.