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Background imageEntomology Collection: The Entomologist's Dream, 1909. Artist: Edmund Dulac

The Entomologist's Dream, 1909. Artist: Edmund Dulac
The Entomologist's Dream, 1909. A print from L'Illustration, 27 November 1909

Background imageEntomology Collection: Sheet with five butterflies and two flies, c.1674-c.1692. Creator: Pieter Withoos

Sheet with five butterflies and two flies, c.1674-c.1692. Creator: Pieter Withoos
Sheet with five butterflies and two flies, c.1674-c.1692

Background imageEntomology Collection: Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh

Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh
Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802

Background imageEntomology Collection: Two butterflies, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh

Two butterflies, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh
Two butterflies, 1747-1802

Background imageEntomology Collection: Human flea, (Pulex irritans), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Human flea, (Pulex irritans), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Human flea, (Pulex irritans), 1770-1787. Female flea seen through a microscope, internal organs shown. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 209

Background imageEntomology Collection: Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Glowworms seen under a microscope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 213

Background imageEntomology Collection: Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese butterflies, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 143

Background imageEntomology Collection: Javanese butterflies, 1784-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Javanese butterflies, 1784-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese butterflies, 1784-1785. Javanese butterflies and moths. On scale. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 145

Background imageEntomology Collection: Grasshopper, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Grasshopper, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Grasshopper, 1784. Indonesian grasshopper. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 35

Background imageEntomology Collection: Butterflies from Java, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Butterflies from Java, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butterflies from Java, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 137

Background imageEntomology Collection: Butterflies from Java, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Butterflies from Java, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butterflies from Java, 1785. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 139

Background imageEntomology Collection: The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Leaf insects or walking leaves. The flying leaf drawn after the dried insect, If they are alive, they are completely green'. With inscription

Background imageEntomology Collection: Indonesian locusts, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Indonesian locusts, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Indonesian locusts, 1784. A green and a black grasshopper. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 37

Background imageEntomology Collection: Javanese and Swedish butterflies, 1785-1806. Creator: Jan Brandes

Javanese and Swedish butterflies, 1785-1806. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese and Swedish butterflies, 1785-1806. Butterfly from Java and two Swedish butterflies. With inscription and dates: 21 May 1785, 22 August 1802 and 8 February 1806

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Johannes Goedaert, 1734-1785. Creator: Jan Stolker

Portrait of Johannes Goedaert, 1734-1785. Creator: Jan Stolker
Portrait of Johannes Goedaert, 1734-1785. Dutch 17th-century naturalist, entomologist and painter

Background imageEntomology Collection: Three Butterflies, c.1683-c.1726. Creator: Herman Henstenburgh

Three Butterflies, c.1683-c.1726. Creator: Herman Henstenburgh
Three Butterflies, c.1683-c.1726. Herman Henstenburgh from Hoorn often embellished his floral still lifes with butterflies and insects

Background imageEntomology Collection: Two insects, 1643-1648. Creator: Gerardus van Veen

Two insects, 1643-1648. Creator: Gerardus van Veen
Two insects, 1643-1648. Praying mantis and tick

Background imageEntomology Collection: Two insects, 1674. Creator: Rochus van Veen

Two insects, 1674. Creator: Rochus van Veen
Two insects, 1674

Background imageEntomology Collection: Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge (1830-1906). Gouverneur-generaal (1875-1880), 1887

Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge (1830-1906). Gouverneur-generaal (1875-1880), 1887. Creator: Andries van den Berg
Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge (1830-1906). Gouverneur-generaal (1875-1880), 1887

Background imageEntomology Collection: Insects and Fruit, c.1653-c.1661. Creator: Jan van Kessel

Insects and Fruit, c.1653-c.1661. Creator: Jan van Kessel
Insects and Fruit, c.1653-c.1661. Other Title(s): Sprig of White Currant with Insects

Background imageEntomology Collection: Moth, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Moth, between 1911 and 1920

Moth, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Moth, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Moth, between 1911 and 1920. With ruler for scale

Background imageEntomology Collection: Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.C

Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914
Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Woman with pinned butterfly specimens

Background imageEntomology Collection: Winter Moths, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Winter Moths, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Winter Moths, 1858. At the last monthly meeting of the Entomological Society...an interesting conversation arose as to the habits of a caterpillar

Background imageEntomology Collection: Charles Lester Marlatt, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing... between 1890 and 1910

Charles Lester Marlatt, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing... between 1890 and 1910
Charles L. Marlatt, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, between 1890 and 1910. [Entomologist: introduced the ladybird Chilocorus similis into the United States to control

Background imageEntomology Collection: Baron Ostensacker, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Baron Ostensacker, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Baron Ostensacker, between 1855 and 1865. [Russian diplomat and entomologist]

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Philip Reese Uhler (1835-1913), Circa 1860s. Creator: Thomas P Varley

Portrait of Philip Reese Uhler (1835-1913), Circa 1860s. Creator: Thomas P Varley
Portrait of Philip Reese Uhler (1835-1913), Circa 1860s

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Townend Glover (1813-1883), 1873. Creator: Ulke Bros

Portrait of Townend Glover (1813-1883), 1873. Creator: Ulke Bros
Portrait of Townend Glover (1813-1883), 1873

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of William Henry Edwards (1822-1909), Circa 1870s / 1880s

Portrait of William Henry Edwards (1822-1909), Circa 1870s / 1880s
Portrait of William Henry Edwards (1822-1909), Circa 1870s/1880s

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Dr. John Lawrence LeConte (1825-1883), Between 1862 and 1864

Portrait of Dr. John Lawrence LeConte (1825-1883), Between 1862 and 1864. In uniform

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Andrew Dickson Murray (1812-1878), Before 1878. Creator: Maull & Co

Portrait of Andrew Dickson Murray (1812-1878), Before 1878. Creator: Maull & Co
Portrait of Andrew Dickson Murray (1812-1878), Before 1878

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1837-1911), Circa 1871. Creator: Mathieu Deroche

Portrait of Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1837-1911), Circa 1871. Creator: Mathieu Deroche
Portrait of Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1837-1911), Circa 1871

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Townend Glover (1813-1883), 1878. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett

Portrait of Townend Glover (1813-1883), 1878. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett
Portrait of Townend Glover (1813-1883), 1878

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portrait of Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), 1860. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), 1860. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), 1860

Background imageEntomology Collection: Titian Ramsay Peale at G Street Residence, Washington, D. C. - Front Parlor, Circa 1862

Titian Ramsay Peale at G Street Residence, Washington, D. C. - Front Parlor, Circa 1862
Titian Ramsay Peale at G Street Residence, Washington, D.C. - Front Parlor, Circa 1862. Interior view, northwest corner of front parlor of residence of Titian Ramsay Peale, G Street, Washington, D.C

Background imageEntomology Collection: Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Creator: United States National Museum

Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Creator: United States National Museum
Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Arctic explorer Emil Bessels models a hooded fur coat acquired during a polar expedition

Background imageEntomology Collection: Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n. d

Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n. d
Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d

Background imageEntomology Collection: Insects and Flowers, published 1837. Creator: Unknown

Insects and Flowers, published 1837. Creator: Unknown
Insects and Flowers, published 1837. nemestrine, nemognathe nemoptere nepe nepenthe

Background imageEntomology Collection: Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar... early 20th century. Creator: Gerald H

Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar... early 20th century. Creator: Gerald H
Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, early 20th century

Background imageEntomology Collection: Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar... early 20th century. Creator: Gerald H. Thayer

Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar... early 20th century. Creator: Gerald H. Thayer
Oak Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, early 20th century

Background imageEntomology Collection: Pine-Tuft Caterpillar... early 20th century. Creator: Gerald H. Thayer

Pine-Tuft Caterpillar... early 20th century. Creator: Gerald H. Thayer
Pine-Tuft Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, early 20th century

Background imageEntomology Collection: Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar... late 19th-early 20th century

Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar... late 19th-early 20th century
Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, late 19th-early 20th century

Background imageEntomology Collection: Thomas Say, c. 1812. Creator: Joseph Wood

Thomas Say, c. 1812. Creator: Joseph Wood
Thomas Say, c. 1812

Background imageEntomology Collection: Study of Butterfly and Insects, c. 1655. Creator: Jan van Kessel

Study of Butterfly and Insects, c. 1655. Creator: Jan van Kessel
Study of Butterfly and Insects, c. 1655

Background imageEntomology Collection: An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death s-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony... dated 1778

An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death s-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony... dated 1778
An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death s-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch, dated 1778

Background imageEntomology Collection: Various Insects by a Fungus, 1681. Creator: Rochus van Veen

Various Insects by a Fungus, 1681. Creator: Rochus van Veen
Various Insects by a Fungus, 1681

Background imageEntomology Collection: A Dragonfly, early 18th-mid 18th century. Creator: Nicols Struyk

A Dragonfly, early 18th-mid 18th century. Creator: Nicols Struyk
A Dragonfly, early 18th-mid 18th century

Background imageEntomology Collection: A Caterpillar and Two Moths on a Branch and Two Butterflies, early 18th-mid 18th century

A Caterpillar and Two Moths on a Branch and Two Butterflies, early 18th-mid 18th century

Background imageEntomology Collection: Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper, 17th century. Creator: Jan van Kessel

Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper, 17th century. Creator: Jan van Kessel
Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper, 17th century



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