Period: 18th century / Exhibition History: "Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) / Image Available: Available / Creator: Bolton, James, active 1775–1795 / Work Type: ornithological illustration / Subject Terms: Butterflies -- Pictorial works. - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Period 18th century

Exhibition History "Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)

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Creator Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Work Type ornithological illustration

Subject Terms Butterflies -- Pictorial works.

1. Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Creator:: Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:: circa 1768
Physical Description:: 20 drawings : watercolor and gouache over graphite on parchment.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

2. ?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Creator:: Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:: circa 1768
Physical Description:: 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)