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Watercolour drawing - Red and black caterpillar, August 1793 | McCord Museum
Chenille rouge et noir, août 1793
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Chenille rouge et noir, août 1793
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Watercolour drawing

Red and black caterpillar, August 1793
Artist (1762-1850)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsAbove image, handwritten, u.r. : August 93 / head scarlet - three thick white / white / tufts of hair from the head down the back / sides straw colour, long tufts of hair / from the back.; l.r. : head scarlet / scarlet + black alternate / rim straw colour / three thick white tufts to both [?] the head.
Date 1793
Medium / Technique Graphite, ink and watercolour on paper
Dimensions19.7 × 16.2 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
Origin Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C3.8,3.1.1
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionStewart

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