Forty-one Insects, including moths and butterflies — Wenceslaus Hollar | DiscoverArt

Wenceslaus Hollar

Forty-one Insects, including moths and butterflies

1625–77

Etching; only state

33.8 × 21.6 cm (13.3 × 8.5 in)

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