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Botanical drawing of six butterflies of varying sizes and wing patterns.

The top right and lower left feature larger butterflies with their wings open with orange, black, and white patterned wings. The one in the upper left also has blue markings along the periphery of its open wings. Three different white butterflies with variations of patterned brown spots are placed in the center and on left, wings open, pointing in different directions. A small butterfly in the upper right is the only one drawn in a different angle with its wings partially closed. All the butterflies are drawn with a shadow underneath, under their right side.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
7.2019.14
People
Eelke Jelles Eelkema (1788 - 1839)
Title
Six Butterflies
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361361

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
26.4 × 18.3 cm (10 3/8 × 7 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: signed, lower left, graphite: E. J. Eelkema
  • inscription: verso, lower right: [erased inscription]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Faeber and Maison, Ltd., London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1985

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
7.2019.14
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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