A Bouquet of Flowers with Insects

Französische Grafik 1815–1830,

This painting shows a bouquet of flowers with tall white and light-blue blossoms at the top, accompanied by wide green leaves and darker purple and blue flowers towards the bottom. A small orange and white butterfly rests on one of the large green leaves towards the bottom left, and a few other small brown bugs rest on leaves and stems. The background is plain, off-white paper, with a dark brown rectangular border.
Artist
Französische Grafik 1815–1830
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor over traces of graphite with gold on vellum; laid down
Dimensions
25.3 × 17.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a bouquet of flowers with tall white and light-blue blossoms at the top, accompanied by wide green leaves and darker purple and blue flowers towards the bottom. A small orange and white butterfly rests on one of the large green leaves towards the bottom left, and a few other small brown bugs rest on leaves and stems. The background is plain, off-white paper, with a dark brown rectangular border.

Französische Grafik 1815–1830