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Lot 5241:
Swallow-tails & Brimstone by Humphreys 1841
This original hand-coloured lithograph is from British Butterflies and their Transformations, arranged and illustrated by H.N. Humphreys, with descriptions by J. O. Westwood. Published in London 1841.
The print illustrates the following butterfly species, including their caterpillar and chrysalis, and featured plants:
1. Papilio Machaon (the swallow-tail Butterfly). 2. The Caterpillar. 3. The Chrysalis. 4. Papilio Podalivius (the scarce swallow-tail B.) 5, The Caterpillar. 6. The Chrysalis 7. Goniapteryx Rhamni (the brimstone B., ) the male. 8. The female. 9. The Caterpillar. 10. The Chrysalis. 11. Daucus carota (wild Carrot). 12. Prunus spinosa (Sloe.) 13. Rhamnus Catharticus (Buckthorn).
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).
The print is in excellent condition – please inspect the image carefully as it is very accurate.
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