BRITISH, 19TH Century. [Insect Studies] on Whatman paper, 1813. TENNIS after extensive travels in what

after extensive travels in what is now California

Two sheets (Sheet: 32 1⁄4” x 20 3⁄8”

the British first engaged American forces at Hilton Head

Tussac wrote of this plant

Arnold decided to place the city under siege until he could be reinforced

BRITISH, 19TH Century. [Insect Studies] on Whatman paper, 1813. TENNIS after extensive travels in whatBRITISH, 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