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1. Phalaena Aceris. Acer Rubrum (Grey Maple Moth, Red Maple), Plate 93 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797

Phalaena Aceris. Acer Rubrum (Grey Maple Moth, Red Maple), Plate 93 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797

Creator:: Print made by John Harris the elder, 1767–1832
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 12 1/4 inches (40.6 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

2. Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768

Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768

Creator:: Print made by Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1733–1797
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

3. Swallow-Tail Butterfly, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 108 A]

Swallow-Tail Butterfly, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 108 A]

Creator:: Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 13/16 inches (14 × 19.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Flower-Covered Arch

The Flower-Covered Arch

Creator:: Lilian Stannard, 1877 or 1884–1944
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 × 20 1/2 inches (41.3 × 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, In Memory of Helen G. and Charles H. Warner Sr.

5. Tres Content Flower

No cover image available

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 6 1/2 inches (24.9 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Celosia Cristata (Cockscomb)

No cover image available

Creator:: Barbara Regina Dietzsch, 1706–1783
Date:: ca. 1740
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and gold leaf on vellum
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 3/4 inches (35.6 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ira Brind and David Brind, Yale BA 2000