Sphingidae / P. Sandio. – Vintage Print
![Sphingidae / P. Sandio., [between 1850 and 1900] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c9/c93c69a634c2-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Sphingidae / P. Sandio., a historic drawing rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Sphingidae / P. Sandio.
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Sphingidography, the family of hawk moths, was a favorite subject for natural history painters in the second half of the nineteenth century, when collectors and museums were cataloguing insects with unusual precision. This watercolor, attributed to an artist identified only as P. Sandio, is dated somewhere between 1850 and 1900 and is held in the Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division. Its record gives little beyond the title and medium, so the painter's identity and purpose remain uncertain. Hawk moths, with their heavy thoraxes and rapid flight, were often rendered in such drawings to show wing patterning and body structure for study.
| Created / published | [between 1850 and 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors 1850-1900. |
| Notes | Watercolor by P. Sandio. |
| Subjects | Moths--1850-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,792 × 4,765 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220450 |
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