Print made by John Harris the elder, 1767–1832, Britishafter John Abbot, 1751–ca. 1840, British
Title:
Phalaena Quernaria. Quercus Rubra (American Oak Beauty, Northern Red Oak), Plate 103 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 12 1/8 inches (40.6 x 30.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2011.20.5
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
botanical subject | butterflies | tree | red oak | acorns | science
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)