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Lot 5248:
Glanville & Greasy Fritillary 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. Melitzea Cinxia (the Glanville Fritillary Butterfly). 2. Showing the under side. 3. The Caterpillar. 4. The Chrysalis. 5. Melitwa Artemis (the greasy Fritillary B.). 6. Showing the under side. 7. The Caterpillar. 8. The Chrysalis. 9. Melitwa Athalia (the pearl-bordered likeness B.). 10. Showing the under side. 11, The Caterpillar. 12. The Chrysalis. 13. Melita Pyronia (a variety of M. Athalia). 14. Showing the under side. 15. Veronica Chameedrys (speedwell). 16. Scabiosa succisa (devil?s-bit, scabious), 17. Lattuna vulgaris (common heath). 18. Plantago lanceolata (ribwort).
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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