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A grasshopper, a spider, a ladybird and a may-bug, a Maltese cross and two campanulas
Details
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (Dieppe ca. 1533-1588 London)
A grasshopper, a spider, a ladybird and a may-bug, a Maltese cross and two campanulas
inscribed in pen, probably by the artist, 'flos constantinopolitanus' (bottom center) and 'Campanula lactessens [?]' (bottom right); with number 'i' on the album sheet (upper right)
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark armorial
6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (15.7 x 20.7 cm)
A grasshopper, a spider, a ladybird and a may-bug, a Maltese cross and two campanulas
inscribed in pen, probably by the artist, 'flos constantinopolitanus' (bottom center) and 'Campanula lactessens [?]' (bottom right); with number 'i' on the album sheet (upper right)
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark armorial
6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (15.7 x 20.7 cm)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2004, lot 42.