Plant and Insect Study: Laurel; Machanoides butterfly

Unidentified Artist

18th-19th century

Transparent and opaque watercolor with black ink, gum additions and traces of graphite on off-white modern laid paper

Fogg Museum

A detailed botanical illustration depicts a branch with dark green leaves and small green berries, accompanied by a colorful butterfly and a cluster of small white flowers. Text is present in the lower right corner. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from the Collection of Edouard Sandoz