No. 5. Cantharis Vesicatoria.
PrinterPrinted by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
American, 1811 - 1881
Date1851-1853
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (16.8 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 15/16 x 5 3/8in. (22.7 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 15/16 x 5 3/8in. (22.7 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionTwo beetles are on a leaf with seven leaflets, which is attached to a short thin stalk. A third beetle flies above the leaf at the upper right.
Object number1948.4.5
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "No. 5. / CANTHARIS VESICATORIA. / The Blister Beetle, or Spanish Fly."On verso, upper left, in red ink, "56783". Lower right, in pencil, accession number and "Drw 48".
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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