Moths and moths; Moths. / Papillons (title on object); Leaf with thirteen insects; mostly moths and moths and a single beetle and mosquito; numbered 1-13. A piss bed ('Zee Zeuge') has been added at the bottom right. Numbered top right: 12. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish; shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals; birds and plants known around 1600; commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch; Latin and French; insects: moth; insects: mosquito; insects: beetle; Anselmus Boetius de Boodt; Praag; 1596 - 1610; paper; pencil; chalk; watercolor (paint); deck paint; ink; pen; h 234 mm x w 169 mm