Art, literature & history
Thistle with Insects
c. 1755
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- gouache on black prepared vellum
- Dimensions
- sheet: 28.6 x 20.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2007.88.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Johann Christoph Dietzsch. Thistle with Insects. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Thistle with Insects — Johann Christoph Dietzsch. c. 1755.
Medium: gouache on black prepared vellum.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 28.6 x 20.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2007.88.2. Gift of J. Carter Brown.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.