Insects, by Jan van Kessel

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Insects. Kessel, Jan van I (Flemish, 1626-1679). Oil on copper, height 11.8 cm, width 15.1 cm.

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Accession Number: 309
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library
Image height: 797 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 175.65kB
Captured: 2007:12:12 11:02:05

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17th Century beetles bugs butterflies butterfly caterpillars Fitz_PDP Flemish flowers insects Jan van Kessel memento mori moths oil on copper painting van Kessel

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