Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The artist who drew this life cycle of the European pink-spotted hawk moth from egg through caterpillar, pupa, and adult insect reared caterpillars in her home for 10 years before writing and illustrating a definitive text on metamorphosis.
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Nicolaas Struyk — A Caterpillar and Two Moths on a Branch an
Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708–1770) — Plantae et papil
Johannes Bronckhorst (Netherlands, 1648–1727) — Studies of I
Wenceslaus Hollar — Dragonflies and a bumble bee
Maria Sibylla Merian|Georg Flegel — Studies of Fruits, Insec
Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907) — Rose Bush and Butter
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677) — Muscarum Scarabeor
Jan van Kessel — Insects, Butterflies, and a Dragonfly
Jan van Kessel the Elder — Study of Butterfly and Insects
Painting Two from Illustrated Book of Flowers and Butterflie
Nicolaas Struyk — A Moth
Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708–1770) — Plantae et papil
