Rijksmuseum

Drie vlinders

Date

c. 1683 - c. 1726

Medium

paper, deck paint, watercolor (paint), gouache (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Herman Henstenburgh from Hoorn often embellished his floral still lifes with butterflies and insects. Sometimes he also drew them separately, as in this drawing of a life-sized swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). This butterfly from the Papilionidae family, recognizable by the tiger-stripe markings on its wings, can reach a wingspan measuring between 80 and 140 millimetres.

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