Alexander Marshal (c. 1620-82)
Blue and yellow macaws, southern hawker, wasp, unidentified bird, caterpillar and chrysalis of swallowtail butterfly, crayfish, greyhounds, cyclamen leaf, and oak eggar caterpillar c. 1650-82
Watercolour | 45.6 x 33.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 924408
Alexander Marshal (c. 1620-82)
Blue and yellow macaws, southern hawker, wasp, unidentified bird, caterpillar and chrysalis of swallowtail butterfly, crayfish, greyhounds, cyclamen leaf, and oak eggar caterpillar c. 1650-82
Alexander Marshal (c. 1620-82)
Blue and yellow macaws, southern hawker, wasp, unidentified bird, caterpillar and chrysalis of swallowtail butterfly, crayfish, greyhounds, cyclamen leaf, and oak eggar caterpillar c. 1650-82
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A page of watercolours of a piece of Fennel with a Caterpillar and its Chrysalis, a Sow-bread leaf with a caterpillar beside it, a Cray-fish, a Dragon-fly, a Wasp, two Parrots, two Dogs and a Hawk in miniature. Parrots had been brought to Europe from the New World, and here Marshal twice depicts a blue and yellow macaw. The southern hawker dragonfly, still common in southern England, was probably studied from a live insect, as the vivid eye colour quickly fades when the insect dies. The red colouring of the crayfish, however, points to Marshal’s use of a cooked specimen.
Provenance
Presented to George IV
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Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour
Measurements
45.6 x 33.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 24408
