DrawingsDutch18th century

Study of the Metamorphosis of a Bombycid Moth

18th century

Artists

Jacob L'AdmiralArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

26.9 × 19.7 cm (10 9/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 18, 1985, lot 138, as "Studies of the Peacock Butterfly..."]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

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