Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Eleazar Albin, active 1713–1759, British

Title:
Privet Hawk Moths and Callajoppa Exaltatoria
Date:
1720
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 8 1/4 inches (27 × 21 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "Albin insects | plate 7"; inscribed on verso in graphite: "D3253"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5195
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
leaves | caterpillars | insects | animal art | moths
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8875