Richard Brookes, 1721–1763, Fireflies, 1760
- Title:
- Fireflies
- Date:
- 1760
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 5/8 × 3 3/8 inches (14.3 × 8.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, upper center: "Fire fly", center: "Firefly", lower left:" A lot of Grasshopper | A dorr"
Signed in pen and black ink, lower left: " R.Brookes Delin 1760"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.89
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- insects | still life
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12527
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