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Abbot, John, 1751-1840 :Large yellow spotted black swallow-tailed butterfly. [Between 1816 and 1818]
- Date
- 1816 - 1818
- Reference
- E-272-f-009
- Description
Two swallow-tailed butterflies shown with caterpillar and pupa on a magnolia in flower. "Feeds on the bay figured" according to the artist's list.
See: Parkinson, P.G. in Turnbull Library record, vol 11 no 1 May 1978.
Exhibited in 'Wild Things: Botanical and Zoological Art from the Alexander Turnbull Library' exhibition, National Library Gallery, 22 November 1998 - 21 March 1999.
Other Titles - Papilio palamedes
Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 9 [in pencil]; Verso - Magnolia glauca [in pencil]
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour on cream wove paper 342 x 244 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Abbot, John 1751-1840 :Original drawings of insects by J Abott. [1816?] / Abbot, John 1751-1840 :Original drawings of insects by J Abott. [1816?]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Scientific illustrations, Watercolour on cream wove paper 342 x 244 mm, Orientation: Vertical image, Watermark: No watermark
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