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Call Number:
Folio A 2023 69
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749-1819
Title(s):
Feronia, another very curious Butterfly at the Brazils. J. Forbes
Date:
redrawn between 1794 and 1800
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
Part of Collection:
volume 1, page 205
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Scope and Content:
The drawing shows two butterflies near a flowering plant, one with blue, white, and black patterning, one with red, white, and blue patterning. The Latin name is given as Feronia (see Hamadryas feronia). Bottom of page: a passage from William Cowper's (1731-1800) "The Task," beginning, "A ray of heavenly light, gilding all forms terrestrial."
Additional Notes:
The image is drawn directly on the page.
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 21 x 16 cm
Genre:
Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
Subject Terms:
Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawings
Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
Associated Places:
England
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Associated People/Groups:
East India Company
Forbes, James, 1749-1819
Finding Aid Title:
James Forbes archive
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199301
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199301?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1