Portfolio Tag: Pieter Holsteijn the Younger

Pieter Holsteijn the Younger (Haarlem 1614 - 1673 Amsterdam) Mole Cricket Pen and ink, watercolour with body colour and gum arabic, 157 x 202 mm Paper, all edges trimmed smoothly, watermark (upper edge, above the insect): upper section of a coat of arms (watermark A) Inscribed PH (monogrammed, centre, between the insect’s feet) and een wee-mol (lower right, in brown...

Pieter Holsteijn the Younger (Haarlem 1614 - 1673 Amsterdam) Two brimstones Pen and ink and watercolour with body colour, 164 x 212 mm Paper, all edges trimmed smoothly, no watermark Inscribed PH. (monogrammed, between the butterflies) Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland. → DEUTSCHER TEXT   The leaf shows two male brimstones, one with its wings open, one with them folded. Belonging...

Pieter Holsteijn the Younger (Haarlem 1614 - 1673 Amsterdam)

Lantern fly

Pen and ink, watercolour with body colour and gum arabic, 166 x 211 mm Paper, two smooth edges, traces of cutting at the right edge, lower edge ragged, watermark (upper...

Pieter Holsteijn the Younger (Haarlem 1614 - 1673 Amsterdam) Two whites Pen and ink and watercolour with body colour, 162 x 212 mm Paper, all edges trimmed smoothly, watermark (upper edge, centre, cropped): coat of arms of Lorraine (watermark E) Inscribed PH. (monogrammed, centre, between the butterflies) Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland.  

The whites (Pieridae) are sun-loving butterflies named after the colour...