Bidspirit auction | J. Sluyter

J. Sluyter - Antique Color Botanical Engraver - Cabbage worm, longhorn beetle, Rutpela maculata. Cabbage worm, longhorn beetle, Rutpela maculata, on a flower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele Insekten (Accurate Descriptions of the Metamorphoses of Insects), J. Sluyter, Amsterdam, 1774.This is an original print, with hand watercoloring.