Wednesday, December 23, 2009

A Bug's Life

Classis II Papilionum Noctornum (Bomcyx gini) V.1


Classis I Papilionum Noctornum (Sphinx convolvule) V.1


Bomcyx pavonia V.4


Classis I Papilionum Noctornum (Bomcyx salicis) V.1


Classis I Papilionum Noctornum (Noctua nupta) V.1


Classis I Papilionum Noctornum (Sphinx elpenor) V.1


Classis II Papilionum Noctornum (Bomcyx fascelina) V.1


Classis II Papilionum Noctornum (Bomcyx quercifolia) V.1


Scarabaeorum terrestrium Classis I V.2 a


Locusta Indica V.2 a


Helicoma spp + beetle V4


Insectorum aquatilium Classis II V.2


Locusta germanica V.2 a


Locusta germanica V.2


Locusta germanica V.2 b


Locusta Indica praefat V.2 a


Locusta Indica praefat V.2


Locusta Indica V.2


Locusta V.2 a


Locusta V.2 b


Locusta V.2


Pieris elathea + Colias philea etc V.4


Scarabaeorum terrestrium Classis I V.2


Scarabaeorum terrestrium praefat (dissected) V.4


Scarabaeorum terrestrium praefat Classis I V.4


Spider webs


Spiders dissected V.4


Spiders V.4


Insecten-Belustigung V.1 frontispiece


Insecten-Belustigung V.2 frontispiece


"August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof (1705-1759) was a German descendent of Austrian nobility and showed an early aptitude for painting. Following an apprenticeship with his artist-uncle and further study at the Academy of Nuremberg, Rösel obtained an appointment at the royal court in Copenhagen painting portraits and miniatures." [continues in a previous Rosenhof post: Ranarum Nostratium]

Three volumes from 'Insecten-Belustigung' (Insect Amusements) by AJ Rösel von Rosenhof are available from the University of Heidelberg (click through and look for 'Vorschau' = thumbnails). The books were released in installments between 1746 and 1761.


A happy and safe religious/irreligious/silly season to all!

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