Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus

James Barbut (active 1777)

Natural History Museum

1777

Album of 126 original watercolours depicting insects for the work 'Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus' in which Barbut attempted to illustrate the major scientific insect groups as proposed by the naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

• Medium: watercolour
• Dimensions: 17 x 15 cm
• ArtFunded in: 2000
• Vendor: Royal Entomological Society

Provenance

Acquired by the Royal Entomological Society circa 1967.

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