Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Arachnides, Plate 8

Artist Pierre André Latreille (French, 1762 - 1833)

Datec. 1817

MediumEngraving, hand-colored

Dimensions10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donor in honor of the Harn Museum of Art's 25th anniversary

Object number2015.40.1

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionSix types of Theridion arachnids/spiders: Theridion rubripes, Theridion thoracicum, Theridionmaxillosum, Theridion sinatum, Theridion tristes, and Theridion nervosum. Plate 8 from "The Animal Kingdom", London, 1834-1837, by Georges Cuvier.