Watercolor 08: Pearl crescent butterflies on false foxglove
This image depicts pearl crescent butterflies, Phyciodes tharos (Drury), resting on false foxglove, Aurelia flava (Linnaeus).In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures for the insects of Alabama he observed while visiting the state. Gosse was one of t...
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Philip Henry Gosse Alabama Watercolors Collection |
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P. H. Gosse Watercolors Watercolor 08: Pearl crescent butterflies on false foxglove Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 |
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P. H. Gosse Watercolors Phyciodes tharos (Drury); Aurelia flava (Linnaeus) Lepidoptera Butterflies -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Flowers -- Alabama -- Pictorial works Geography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Living Things; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts |
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This image depicts pearl crescent butterflies, Phyciodes tharos (Drury), resting on false foxglove, Aurelia flava (Linnaeus).In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures for the insects of Alabama he observed while visiting the state. Gosse was one of the 19th Century's foremost naturalists. He called his portfolio Entomologia Alabamensis, which was never formally published and is now held by the British Library. This image from the portfolio was made from a color transparency purchased from the British Library in 1993. |
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Watercolor 08: Pearl crescent butterflies on false foxglovePhyciodes tharos (Drury); Aurelia flava (Linnaeus)LepidopteraButterflies -- Alabama -- Pictorial works; Flowers -- Alabama -- Pictorial worksGeography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Living Things; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic ArtsThis image depicts pearl crescent butterflies, Phyciodes tharos (Drury), resting on false foxglove, Aurelia flava (Linnaeus).In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures for the insects of Alabama he observed while visiting the state. Gosse was one of the 19th Century's foremost naturalists. He called his portfolio Entomologia Alabamensis, which was never formally published and is now held by the British Library. This image from the portfolio was made from a color transparency purchased from the British Library in 1993.AlabamaGosse, Philip Henry, 1810-18881838watercolor (paint)Imagejp20820.tifEntomologia AlabamensisBritish LibraryAuburn University LibrariesThis image is licensed from the British Library. Copyright of the image belongs to the British Library and further reproduction is prohibited.Mullen, Gary R. (Gary Richard)http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/gosse/id/19 |
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Watercolor 08: Pearl crescent butterflies on false foxglove |
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Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 |
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