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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) with butterfly, caterpillar and cocoon
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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) with butterfly, caterpillar and cocoon

Pieter Sluyter · 1705 · etching; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Numbered in the lower right: 15. Print is part of a book.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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pageprintinsects: cocoonfruits: watermeloninsects: butterflyinsects: caterpillarSuriname
Credit lineWatermeloen (Citrullus lanatus) met vlinder, rups en cocon. 1705. Pieter Sluyter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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