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Watercolor illustration of the nettle butterfly, in various life stages, on the leaves of a plant, with manuscript description, signed “M.P., 1824”, leaf 7 (recto)

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Hubert Thomas Parker scrapbook album

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Title
Watercolor illustration of the nettle butterfly, in various life stages, on the leaves of a plant, with manuscript description, signed “M.P., 1824”, leaf 7 (recto)
Collection

Hubert Thomas Parker scrapbook album

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1824
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz BND-MSS (Parker, H. T.)
Topics
Butterflies
Insects -- Development
Genres
Paintings
Physical Description
Watercolors
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19819414
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2abfe300-44b4-0135-7248-04f9cb939c95
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1824: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor illustration of the nettle butterfly, in various life stages, on the leaves of a plant, with manuscript description, signed “M.P., 1824”" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1824. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41620800-44c3-0135-84bc-734bb4f4b88c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor illustration of the nettle butterfly, in various life stages, on the leaves of a plant, with manuscript description, signed “M.P., 1824”" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41620800-44c3-0135-84bc-734bb4f4b88c

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1824). Watercolor illustration of the nettle butterfly, in various life stages, on the leaves of a plant, with manuscript description, signed “M.P., 1824” Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41620800-44c3-0135-84bc-734bb4f4b88c

Wikipedia Citation

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Watercolor illustration of the nettle butterfly, in various life stages, on the leaves of a plant, with manuscript description, signed “M.P., 1824”