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Background imageInsect Collection: Pink flower (unknown) and marigold (Calendula officinalis), 1596-1610

Pink flower (unknown) and marigold (Calendula officinalis), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst
Pink flower (unknown) and marigold (Calendula officinalis), 1596-1610. Commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Background imageInsect Collection: Turks cap lily (Lilium martagon), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst

Turks cap lily (Lilium martagon), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst
Turks cap lily (Lilium martagon), 1596-1610. Commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Background imageInsect Collection: Studies of a caterpillar, a butterfly and a pupa, 1832-1897. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell

Studies of a caterpillar, a butterfly and a pupa, 1832-1897. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell
Studies of a caterpillar, a butterfly and a pupa, 1832-1897

Background imageInsect Collection: Butterflies, a snake and a turtle around a blooming agave, 1686-1757. Creator: Maria Moninckx

Butterflies, a snake and a turtle around a blooming agave, 1686-1757. Creator: Maria Moninckx
Butterflies, a snake and a turtle around a blooming agave, 1686-1757

Background imageInsect Collection: Alliance Coat of Arms of Cornelis Calkoen and Maria van der Merct, 1694. Creator: Maria Moninckx

Alliance Coat of Arms of Cornelis Calkoen and Maria van der Merct, 1694. Creator: Maria Moninckx
Alliance Coat of Arms of Cornelis Calkoen and Maria van der Merct, 1694. Coat of arms with crown of Cornelis Calkoen and his third wife Maria van der Merct

Background imageInsect Collection: Vase with flowers and a grey-yellow butterfly, 1800-1900. Creator: LW Garrison

Vase with flowers and a grey-yellow butterfly, 1800-1900. Creator: LW Garrison
Vase with flowers and a grey-yellow butterfly, 1800-1900

Background imageInsect Collection: Vase with flowers and a blue butterfly, 1800-1900. Creator: LW Garrison

Vase with flowers and a blue butterfly, 1800-1900. Creator: LW Garrison
Vase with flowers and a blue butterfly, 1800-1900

Background imageInsect Collection: La Guirlande, album Mensuel d'Art et de la Litterature, 1919-1920: Woman in Pink Dress in Garden

La Guirlande, album Mensuel d'Art et de la Litterature, 1919-1920: Woman in Pink Dress in Garden, 1919-1920. A woman walks in a garden with butterflies

Background imageInsect Collection: Bird-Killing Spiders; Naturalist on the Amazons, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Bird-Killing Spiders; Naturalist on the Amazons, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Bird-Killing Spiders; Naturalist on the Amazons, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageInsect Collection: Des Conflits entre chasseurs et propriétaires, 1865. Creator: Félicien Rops

Des Conflits entre chasseurs et propriétaires, 1865. Creator: Félicien Rops
Des Conflits entre chasseurs et proprietaires, 1865. From Des conflits entre chasseurs et proprietaires, frontispiece

Background imageInsect Collection: Praying Mantis on Bean, Second half of 19th century. Creator: Bazan

Praying Mantis on Bean, Second half of 19th century. Creator: Bazan
Praying Mantis on Bean, Second half of 19th century

Background imageInsect Collection: Masques Parisiens, 1889. Creator: Félicien Rops

Masques Parisiens, 1889. Creator: Félicien Rops
Masques Parisiens, 1889. Shows version of the coat of arms of the city of Paris with steamboat instead of sailing ship. From Masques Parisiens, frontispiece

Background imageInsect Collection: Bunch of Grapes, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Godfried Schalcken

Bunch of Grapes, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Godfried Schalcken
Bunch of Grapes, late 17th-early 18th century

Background imageInsect Collection: Flowers, Lizards and Insects, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Elias Van Den Broeck

Flowers, Lizards and Insects, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Elias Van Den Broeck
Flowers, Lizards and Insects, late 17th-early 18th century

Background imageInsect Collection: Athena Changing Arachne into a Spider, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson

Athena Changing Arachne into a Spider, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Athena Changing Arachne into a Spider, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 54

Background imageInsect Collection: Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees, 1803. Creator: Caspar David Friedrich

Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees, 1803. Creator: Caspar David Friedrich
Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees, 1803

Background imageInsect Collection: Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885

Background imageInsect Collection: Cicada on Pine Cone, 18th or early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Cicada on Pine Cone, 18th or early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Cicada on Pine Cone, 18th or early 19th century

Background imageInsect Collection: Scarab With King's Throne Name, Maa-ib-re (Sheshi) (image 2 of 2), 15th dynasty (1664–1555 BCE)

Scarab With King's Throne Name, Maa-ib-re (Sheshi) (image 2 of 2), 15th dynasty (1664–1555 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab With King's Throne Name, Maa-ib-re (Sheshi) (image 2 of 2), 15th dynasty (1664-1555 BCE)

Background imageInsect Collection: Faience Scarab Depicting a Human Figure (image 2 of 2), Perhaps 12th-16th Dynasty (1991-1600 BCE)

Faience Scarab Depicting a Human Figure (image 2 of 2), Perhaps 12th-16th Dynasty (1991-1600 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Faience Scarab Depicting a Human Figure (image 2 of 2), Perhaps 12th-16th Dynasty (1991-1600 BCE)

Background imageInsect Collection: Stone Heart Scarab (image 1 of 2), Probably 18th-20th Dynasty (1569-1081 BCE) or later

Stone Heart Scarab (image 1 of 2), Probably 18th-20th Dynasty (1569-1081 BCE) or later. Creator: Unknown
Stone Heart Scarab (image 1 of 2), Probably 18th-20th Dynasty (1569-1081 BCE) or later

Background imageInsect Collection: Bouquet of Flowers with a Painted Lady Butterfly, 1763-1825. Creator: Willem van Leen

Bouquet of Flowers with a Painted Lady Butterfly, 1763-1825. Creator: Willem van Leen
Bouquet of Flowers with a Painted Lady Butterfly, 1763-1825

Background imageInsect Collection: Monsonia multifidum E.Mey. ex Kunth (with an insect), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Monsonia multifidum E.Mey. ex Kunth (with an insect), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Monsonia multifidum E.Mey. ex Kunth (with an insect), 1777-1786

Background imageInsect Collection: Pelargonium fulgidum L'Hérit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pelargonium fulgidum L'Hérit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pelargonium fulgidum L'Herit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786

Background imageInsect Collection: Calceolaria with three insects (Slipperwort), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Calceolaria with three insects (Slipperwort), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Calceolaria with three insects (Slipperwort), 1777-1786

Background imageInsect Collection: Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786

Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786

Background imageInsect Collection: Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper) perched on a Zygophyllum sp

Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper) perched on a Zygophyllum sp. (Caper bean), 1777-1786

Background imageInsect Collection: Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. (Pagoda mini jade) and a Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam...1777-1786)

Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. (Pagoda mini jade) and a Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam...1777-1786)
Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. (Pagoda mini jade) and a Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper), 1777-1786

Background imageInsect Collection: Double yellow ranunculus and insect, c.1674-c.1692. Creator: Pieter Withoos

Double yellow ranunculus and insect, c.1674-c.1692. Creator: Pieter Withoos
Double yellow ranunculus and insect, c.1674-c.1692

Background imageInsect 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 imageInsect Collection: Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778

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

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

Background imageInsect Collection: Four Butterflies on Flowers, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh

Four Butterflies on Flowers, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh
Four Butterflies on Flowers, 1747-1802

Background imageInsect Collection: Design for a pendant with a scarab, snakes and lotus flowers, of enamelled gold with a scarab

Design for a pendant with a scarab, snakes and lotus flowers, of enamelled gold with a scarab, c.1905

Background imageInsect Collection: Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786

Background imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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 imageInsect Collection: Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. Creator: Jan Brandes

Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. Creator: Jan Brandes
Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. The slanderer is depicted on the one hand as a dung fly being hunted by a swallow. On the other hand, a man stands at the pillory in a Dutch summer landscape

Background imageInsect Collection: Ants and rice, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Ants and rice, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Ants and rice, 1786. White ants from Batavia, ants from Cape of Good Hope. Ears of rice, leaves and plant. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 56

Background imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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 imageInsect 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



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