John Wilkes
Cactus - Prickly Pear with Ladybirds and Cochineal, 1829 c.
An original hand-coloured copper-engraving
9 ½ x 7 in
24 x 18 cm
24 x 18 cm
FLORAp3615
Prickly Pear Cactus with 15 species of Coccinella or Ladybird insects (1-15) and Cochineal insects (16-21) which feed on the prickly pear cactus and from which carmine red is derived....
Prickly Pear Cactus with 15 species of Coccinella or Ladybird insects (1-15) and Cochineal insects (16-21) which feed on the prickly pear cactus and from which carmine red is derived. The predators of the Cochineal are also shown (22-27).
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