![O.033099; [Remnants of a fly]. From the portfolio: A Sham Saint or the story of the sad end of a Blue Bottle Fly; May 1940; Sharell, Richard ; without frame](https://media.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/281169/preview)
item details
Name[Remnants of a fly]. From the portfolio: A Sham Saint or the story of the sad end of a Blue Bottle Fly
ProductionRichard Sharell; photographer; May 1940; New Zealand
Classificationblack-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, photographic paper, cardboard
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 48mm (height), 77mm (length)
Registration NumberO.033099
Overview
Number seven in a series of seven. A close-up view the remnants of a fly after being eaten by a praying mantis. Wings and legs sitting on a leaf.
Caption: 'Only the filigree wings and the legs flutter down, their beauty of no concern to the sham saint whose interest in its victim is solely corporeal'.