BRITISH, 19TH Century. [Insect Studies]. Ca. 1820 08_07_23 based on Coronelli

based on Coronelli

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1675Vellum size: 15 1/4 x 11 5/8 in

A richly detailed double-hemisphere world map representing Enlightenment-era cartographic knowledge

BRITISH, 19TH Century. [Insect Studies]. Ca. 1820 08_07_23 based on CoronelliBRITISH, 19TH CENTURY [Insect Studies] ca. 1820 Watercolor on paper 12 x 9 1 2" framed This finely detailed early nineteenth century watercolor presents a vivid study of an insect resting upon a broad green leaf, rendered with the clarity and precision characteristic of British natural history art in the decades around 1820. The artist captures the delicate mottling of the insects wings and the sculptural curl of the leaf with disciplined brushwork,