Leaf and flowers of skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidum), a type of mollusc (Doris argo) and a dragon lizard (Draco volans). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1803, after J. Ihle.
A hand-coloured etching of a blue flying dragon lizard with spread patterned wings, perched on a green stem between two brown skunk cabbage spathes against a large pale leaf. Two sea slugs in orange and yellow appear at the top, with a spider above the lizard, and a printed caption runs along the bottom.
- Artist
- Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.
- Date
- 30 July 1803
- Medium
- Book illustrations Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3087 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Dragón volador, col apestosa y babosas de mar, grabado de 1803
Grabado a color de un dragón volador, lagartija azul de alas moteadas extendidas, posado sobre un tallo verde entre dos espatas marrones de col apestosa sobre una gran hoja pálida. Arriba aparecen dos babosas de mar naranjas y amarillas, con una araña sobre el lagarto, y una leyenda impresa recorre la parte inferior.
Português: Dragão voador, repolho-fedorento e lesmas-do-mar, gravura de 1803
Gravura colorida à mão de um lagarto dragão voador azul, com asas espalmadas e padronizadas, pousado sobre um caule verde entre duas espatas marrons de repolho-fedorento, diante de uma grande folha pálida. No alto, aparecem duas lesmas-do-mar laranja e amarelas, com uma aranha acima do lagarto, e uma legenda impressa percorre a parte inferior.