Insects and Flowers
| Title | Insects and Flowers |
|---|---|
| Artist | French 19th Century |
| Date | published 1837 19th century |
| Medium | hand-colored (?) engraving |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Insects and Flowers” is a work by French 19th Century, dated published 1837. It is executed in hand-colored (?) engraving and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to French 19th Century. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The medium
Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to published 1837. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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