Three Butterflies

Three Butterflies

RP-T-1899-A-4261

Herman Henstenburgh from Hoorn often embellished his floral still lifes with butterflies and insects. Sometimes he also drew them separately, as in this drawing of a life-sized swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). This butterfly from the Papilionidae family, recognizable by the tiger-stripe markings on its wings, can reach a wingspan measuring between 80 and 140 millimetres.

draughtsman: Herman Henstenburgh

c. 1683 - c. 1726

gouache en dekverf

height 162 mm x width 250 mm

purchase 1899-12

Public domain

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