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Dragonfly Brooch

Edgar Bense for Boucheron

ca. 1890

Gold, diamond, enamel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Albion Art Co. Ltd., 2018

Southern Hawker Dragonfly

Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, 1542–1600)

ca. 1575/1590s

Watercolor and gold paint on parchment

National Gallery of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald

Insects, Butterflies, and a Dragonfly

Jan van Kessel (Flemish, 1626–1679)

1662

Black chalk, watercolor and gouache on parchment

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Mrs. Howard J. Barnet Gift, 2004

Sheet of Studies of a Dragonfly, Grasshopper, Butterflies, Moths, and Beetles

Pieter Holsteyn the Younger (Dutch, 1614–1683)

ca. 1636

Opaque watercolor and grey wash, with touches of gum arabic, on vellum

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

A Dragonfly, Ladybirds, and Butterflies

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677)

after 1646

Etching

The Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Brooks Fair Fund

Dragonflies and a Bumble Bee

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677)

1646

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Butterfly (Chō) 蝶 and Dragonfly (Kagerō or Tonbo) 蜻蛉

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806)

1788

Ink and color on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1918

Bellflower and Dragonfly

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)

ca. 1833–34

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, Bequest of Richard P. Gale

Tray

The Greek A (De Grieksche A) Factory, Delft

1757–1765

Tin-glazed earthenware

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren

Demitasse Spoon with Dragonfly

Charles Victor Gibert (French) (Manufacturer)

ca. 1890

Silver

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds

Helmet in the Shape of a Dragonfly

17th century

Iron, lacquer, wood, leather, gilt, pigments, silk, papier-mâché

Minneapolis Institute of Art, The James Ford Bell Foundation Endowment for Art Acquisition and gift of funds from Siri and Bob Marshall

Butterfly and Dragonfly Bookplate

Félix-Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847–1898)

1877

Etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916

Ex Libris with a Butterfly and Dragonfly

Félix-Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847–1898)

1877

Etching, drypoint, spirit ground, and aquatint in purple ink

National Gallery of Art, Gift of Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

Dragonfly

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

Printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822–1907) and Cochet (French, 19th century)

1874

Etching, drypoint and aquatint

The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Robert M. Light in memory of Harold Joachim

Flower Still Life

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Dutch, 1573–1621)

1614

Oil on copper

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Still Life with Flowers Surrounded by Insects and a Snail

Clara Peeters (Flemish, ca. 1594–ca. 1640)

ca. 1610

Oil on copper

National Gallery of Art, The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund

Dragonflies

late 18th–early 19th century

Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), silk threads (itoire)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection, Gift of Helen Snyder

A Branch of Gooseberries with a Dragonfly, an Orange-Tip Butterfly, and a Caterpillar

Barbara Dietzsch (German, 1706–1783)

Mid-18th century

Gouache over graphite

National Gallery of Art, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect

Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, 1542–1600)

Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, d. 1575), scribe

1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596

Watercolor, gold and silver paint, and ink

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Dragonfly and Begonia

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858)

1830s

Color woodblock print

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943.631

Dish with Peonies and Dragonfly

18th century

Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965