Two dragonflies and five butterflies, by Wenceslaus Hollar

An image of Two dragonflies and five butterflies. Diversae Insectorum. Hollar, Wenceslaus, attributed (Czech, 1607-1677). Etching, height, paper, 12.2 cm, width, paper, 18.7 cm, 1647. Bohemian. Notes: From a set of seven plates and a title. Hollstein notes that the set is more coarsely etched that the earlier series (nos.913-924), and it is a possibility that the set is a copy.

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Two dragonflies and five butterflies. Diversae Insectorum. Hollar, Wenceslaus, attributed (Czech, 1607-1677). Etching, height, paper, 12.2 cm, width, paper, 18.7 cm, 1647. Bohemian. Notes: From a set of seven plates and a title. Hollstein notes that the set is more coarsely etched that the earlier series (nos.913-924), and it is a possibility that the set is a copy.

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Accession Number: P.165-1943
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
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Image width: 1024 pixels
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Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2016:01:19 11:03:49

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17th Century Bohemian butterflies butterfly Czech diverse dragonflies dragonfly etching Fitz_PDP Hollar insects Other Keywords print Wenceslas Hollar Wenceslaus Hollar

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