No. LI. Agaricus / The female Purple Emperor Butterfly ... Domestick Cricket ... The Stag-Beetle
Information
Title
No. LI. Agaricus / The female Purple Emperor Butterfly ... Domestick Cricket ... The Stag-Beetle
Role
Attributed Artist
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/TR(E)/3
Author or creator
Robins, Thomas, the Elder (1716-1770)
Date
c.1760
Scope & content
Agaricus habitat scene featuring butterflies and insects, watercolour and ink on paper attributed to Thomas Robins the Elder, c.1760. Each element of the illustration is numbered 1-6, a-b, in red or black ink. LL: 'No.LI'; LR:' a&b AGARICUS'; '1. The female PURPLE EMPERORO Butterfly, 2. CINABER or Ruby Tyger [Moth], 3. The PEPPER'D Moth, 4. Upper side of small ultramarien [sic] Butterfly, 5. Male & female Domestick [sic] CRICKETS, 6. The STAG-BEETLE
Extent
1 item
Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). 31 cm x 28 cm. gum arabic
Is part of
Thomas Robins the Elder artwork
Pagination
Plate 34 of album 'Portland Museum Sale 1786', formerly owned by Reginald Cory. Dis-bound in early 1990s