Pancrace Bessa (Paris 1772-1835 Ecouen)
Three beetles and three butterfies: a ground beetle, a Calosoma sycophantis, and a cottonwood stag beetle; a peacock (Inachus io), and a Purple Emperor (Apatura iris, upper and under sides)
signed 'P. Bessa.'
black chalk, watercolor and bodycolor heightened with white, watermark J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL
10½ x 8 5/8 in. (26.7 x 21.8 cm.)
Pancrace Bessa (Paris 1772-1835 Ecouen)
Three beetles and three butterfies: a ground beetle, a Calosoma sycophantis, and a cottonwood stag beetle; a peacock (Inachus io), and a Purple Emperor (Apatura iris, upper and under sides)
signed 'P. Bessa.'
black chalk, watercolor and bodycolor heightened with white, watermark J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL
10½ x 8 5/8 in. (26.7 x 21.8 cm.)
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