Leaf 97. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A young man leaning against a bank under a tree holds out in his right hand a square frame in which are displayed dead butterflies and moths. In his left hand is a butterfly net. His hat is a large butterfly; writhing caterpillars represent his curle...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. accord. to act by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Harris, Moses, 1730-approximately 1788
Subject (Topic):
Entomologists, Butterflies, Butterfly nets, Clothing & dress, Dandies, and British
Leaf 97. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A young man leaning against a bank under a tree holds out in his right hand a square frame in which are displayed dead butterflies and moths. In his left hand is a butterfly net. His hat is a large butterfly; writhing caterpillars represent his curle...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. accord. to act by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Harris, Moses, 1730-approximately 1788
Subject (Topic):
Entomologists, Butterflies, Butterfly nets, Clothing & dress, Dandies, and British
A caricature of an entomologist whose body is composed of butterflies, moths, caterpillers, grasshoppers, beetles, and other bugs. He examines a butterfly with the triangular magnifying glass in his left hand and holds a net in his right
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by C. Tilt, Fleet Street [...] and Printed by G.E. Madeley
Subject (Topic):
Caterpillars, Entomologists, Arcimboldesque figures, and Insects
John Thorley sits in his library at a cloth-draped table writing with a quill pen; the shelves behind him are lined with books. He makes notes on paper as he fingers bodies of bees (labeled 'B') on the table beside him. Through open French doors are s...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Thorley, John, 1671-1759,
Subject (Topic):
Bee culture, Beehives, Entomologists, Libraries (Rooms & spaces), and Bookcases
