A tulip, a butterfly of the species Arctia caja (garden tiger moth), and a beetle (possibly a longhorn), by Barbara Regina Dietzsch, ca. 1750-60
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A tulip, a butterfly of the species Arctia caja (garden tiger moth), and a beetle (possibly a longhorn)

Barbara Regina Dietzsch (German, Nuremberg 1706–1783 Nuremberg)

ca. 1750-60

Medium
Opaque and transparent watercolor on parchment; partial framing lines in metallic gold paint (trimmed at upper edge)
Classification
Drawings
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29 × 21 cm)
Culture
German
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, by exchange, 2024
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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