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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.2018.98
People
Jacob L'Admiral, Dutch (Amsterdam 1700 - 1770 Amsterdam)
Title
Study of the Metamorphosis of a Bombycid Moth
Other Titles
Former Title: Studies of the Peacock Butterfly, its Caterpillars and Chrysallis attached to a Nettle Plant
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/360616

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on antique laid paper
Dimensions
26.9 × 19.7 cm (10 9/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 18, 1985, lot 138, as "Studies of the Peacock Butterfly..."]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
1.2018.98
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Fine Dutch and Flemish Drawings, auct. cat. (Amsterdam, November 18, 1985), p. 22, lot 138, repr. as plate 53

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/27/2022 - 01/01/2023

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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