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Swallow-tailed butterflies and twelve other insects: P.166-1943

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Titles

Swallow-tailed butterflies and twelve other insects
Diversae Insectorum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus (Attributed)

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Legal notes

Bought from the Print Duplicates Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1943)

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1647

School or Style

Bohemian

Components of the work

Paper Height 12.2 cm Width 18.5 cm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.166-1943
Primary reference Number: 195269
New Hollstein (German): 1267
Pennington: 2178

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Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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