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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
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