an American living in London
reviewing the Athenaeum annual
Two sheets (Sheet: 32 1⁄4” x 20 3⁄8”
after extensive travels in what is now California
central to transatlantic trade
BRITISH, 19TH Century. [Insect Studies] on Whatman paper, 1813. TENNIS an American living in LondonBRITISH, 19TH CENTURY [Insect Studies] on Whatman paper, 1813 Watercolor on paper This graceful watercolor, dated June 20, 1820, presents a meticulously observed study of insects and their host plant, rendered in the precise and luminous style characteristic of early nineteenth century British natural history illustration. The sheet depicts a branching stem with patterned leaves, accompanied by two delicately rendered moths and a striped larva, each