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A Study of Amaryllis ciliaris, Eryngium amethystium, Lathyrus Odoratus siculus (Sweet Pea) and Papilio Clymena Cramer, Phalæna, Scababæus Hercules
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Thomas Robins, Jun. (1745-1806)
A Study of Amaryllis ciliaris, Eryngium amethystium, Lathyrus Odoratus siculus (Sweet Pea) and Papilio Clymena Cramer, Phalæna, Scababæus Hercules
signed, inscribed and dated 'Painted from Nature by Thos. Robins the Younger Bath 1785' (lower right) and further inscribed 'No20 Vol2d.' (on the backing) the individual plants and insects annotated with numbers and letters referring to an accompanying key (on a second sheet)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic, framed
14 x 9.3/8 in. (35.6 x 23.8 cm.)
A Study of Amaryllis ciliaris, Eryngium amethystium, Lathyrus Odoratus siculus (Sweet Pea) and Papilio Clymena Cramer, Phalæna, Scababæus Hercules
signed, inscribed and dated 'Painted from Nature by Thos. Robins the Younger Bath 1785' (lower right) and further inscribed 'N
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic, framed
14 x 9.3/8 in. (35.6 x 23.8 cm.)
Sale room notice
Please note that the illustration in the catalogue has been wrongly numbered 71.