Plate 16: Black-Veined White, Clouded Yellow, Black Hairstreak(?), Geranium Argus(?), and Common Blue Butterflies with Two Chrysalides

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts an oval frame containing illustrations of butterflies and chrysalises. The largest butterflies are positioned at the top center, with one mostly white with black lines and the other yellow with a dark spot on its wing. Below them is a smaller brown and beige butterfly. Two chrysalises are on each side of the oval, and two smaller butterflies are at the bottom, one with blue and beige wings and the other with brown wings and small markings. The color palette includes beiges, browns, whites, yellows, and a hint of blue. The objects are symmetrically arranged within the oval.