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Phalangius siue Tarantula
Title
Phalangius siue Tarantula [art original].
Production
[England?], [not after 1806]
Physical Description
1 drawing : watercolor ; sheet 12.5 x 18 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title inscribed in ink above image.
Unsigned; artist unidentified.
Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found.
Formerly laid in with four other drawings at page 51 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806].
Provenance
Merian drawings purchased by Richard Bull from the collection of Doctor Fothergill (1712-1780). Album purchased by W.S. Lewis at the Julia Swinburne and Lady Jane Ashburnham sale, Sotheby's, lot 426, 20 July 1954.
Summary
Watercolor drawing depicting a spider from three perspectives: from the front while it stands on its legs, from the side while it stands on its legs, and from the rear while it rests on its back. The species is probably Lycosa tarantula, which was formerly known by the names Phalangius/Phalangium or Tarantula and is found in southern Europe, especially in the Apulia region of Italy. The drawing could have been made from a preserved specimen.
Variant and related titles
In-house title: Tarantulas
Format
Images
Language
Latin
Added to Catalog
March 10, 2017
References
Phalangius siue Tarantula. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Phalangius siue Tarantula. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Watercolors - British - 18th century.
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