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The Flying Leaf

Jan Brandes · 1778-11-25 - 1785-08-26 · brush; paper; pencil; watercolor (paint)

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

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Coloured drawing of a green insect, 'The Flying Leaf drawn after the dried Insect', 'as they are alive so they are entirely green'. With inscription. Part of the sketchbook of Jan Brandes, vol. 1 (1808), p. 39.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

drawing insects Indonesia

Credit lineHet Vliegende blad. 1778-11-25 - 1785-08-26. Jan Brandes. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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