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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. 1650-82RCIN 924408
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 colouring of the crayfish, however, points to Marshal’s use of a cooked specimen.
