A Poppy in Three Stages of Flowering, with a Caterpillar, Pupa and Butterfly
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Johanna Helena Herolt (née Graff)
Artist bio: German (active Netherlands and Suriname), Frankfurt before 1668–after 1723 Amsterdam or Suriname
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Medium: Watercolor and gouache over traces of black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/16 x 11 13/16 in. (38.6 x 30 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Anonymous Gift, in memory of Frits Markus, and Karen B. Cohen Fund, 2005
Accession year: 2005
Tags: Butterflies|Poppies|Leaves