Creators:

Rupalley, Jules (active ca. 1849-ca. 1859) , French , artist (attributed to)

Physical facet:

drawing on paper: watercolor

Dimensions:

24.8 x 18.8 cm.

Other descriptive data:

Includes views of caterpillars on tomato and other plants (1, 4 and 5); chrysalis stages (2, 3 and 6); black and yellow butterfly (7); and insects (8 and 9).

Supplied title. Handwritten (UR): Californie/1855/4me C.? (15) [...?]. Each image numbered. Handwritten notes on verso provide description of each creature: Tous ces desseins grandeur naturelle exacte [...]. Rosette-like stamp (UL). Inscriptions in French.

Subjects:

Animals;
California, Northern
Drawings;
Travel sketches;
Watercolors;
Zoological illustrations

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