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Nachtvlinders, Christiaan Sepp, 1762

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Nachtvlinders, Christiaan Sepp, 1762

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Identification

Title(s)

Nachtvlinders
Nacht-vlinders van ´t Tweede Gezin der Eerste Bende (title on object)

Object type

Object number

RP-P-1878-A-2384

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Verschillende stadia uit de ontwikkeling van een nachtvlinder in acht figuren. Rechtsboven: Tab. IX.

Creation

Artist

print maker: Christiaan Sepp (mentioned on object)
after drawing by: Christiaan Sepp (mentioned on object)
publisher: Jan Christiaan Sepp

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

1762

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

etching / hand coloring

Measurements

height 219 mm × width 160 mm

Explanatory note

Prent uit: Sepp, Jan Christiaan. Beschouwing der wonderen Gods, in de minstgeachte schepzelen. Of Nederlandsche insecten, naar hunne (...) byzonderheden (...) beschreeven. Amsterdam: Jan Christiaan Sepp, 1762, dl. 1, na p. 44.

Subject

What

insects: butterfly

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 7-Jan-1878

Copyright

Public domain

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.175083