Title: A tulip, a butterfly of the species Arctia caja (garden tiger moth), and a beetle (possibly a longhorn)
Object type: Drawing
Date: ca. 1750-60
Artist:  Barbara Regina Dietzsch 
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg 1706–1783 Nuremberg
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Opaque and transparent watercolor on parchment; partial framing lines in metallic gold paint (trimmed at upper edge)
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29 × 21 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, by exchange, 2024
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies, term: Flowers, term: Tulips