Moth, Pupa, and Eggs | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 7.2019.42
People: Attributed to Vincent Laurensz van der Vinne II, Dutch (Haarelm, Netherlands 1686 - 1742 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title: Moth, Pupa, and Eggs
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1670
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/361374

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gouache, watercolor, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

5.2 × 9.3 cm (2 1/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower right, brown ink: 1
inscription: lower left, graphite: 1670 T/E [or V]
inscription: verso, upper center, graphite : 5
watermark: lower left: [fragment, unidentified]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: 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: 2019
Object Number: 7.2019.42
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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