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Lot 5234:
Comma, Tortoise-shells by Humphreys 1841
This original hand-coloured lithograph arranged and illustrated by H.N. Humphreys, with descriptions by J. O. Westwood, is from British Butterflies and their Transformations, published in London 1841.
The print illustrates the following butterfly species, including their caterpillar and chrysalis, and featured plants:
1. Vanessa C. Album (the Comma Butterfly.) 2. Showing the under side. 3, The Caterpillar, 4. The Chrysalis. 5. Vanessa Polychloros (the great tortoise-shell B.). 6. Showing the under side. 7. The Caterpillar, 8. The Chrysalis. 9. Vanessa Urticw (the small tortoise-shell B.). 10. Showing the under side. 11. The Caterpillar. 12. The Chrysalis. 13. A variety of Vanessa Urtice. 14. Ribes rubrum (the red currant), 15. Ulmus campestris (the elm). 16. Urtica dioica (the common stinging nettle).
Henry Noel Humphreys (1810–1879), was a British illustrator, naturalist, entomologist, and numismatist. Humphreys, who studied medieval manuscripts in Italy as a young man, became an accomplished scholar in numerous subjects.
Size: 8.25in x 10.5in (21cm x 26.6cm).
Condition: The print is in excellent condition – please inspect the image carefully as it is very accurate.
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