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Lot 7279:
HN Humphreys - 2 prints of British butterflies 1841
Humphreys
These original hand-coloured lithographs, arranged and illustrated by H.N. Humphreys with descriptions by J. O. Westwood, are from British Butterflies and their Transformations, published in London 1841.
The prints illustrate the following butterfly species, including their caterpillar and chrysalis, and featured plants:1. Vanessa Io (the Peacock Butterfly). 2. Showing the under side. 3. The Caterpillar. 4. The Chrysalis. 5. Vanessa Antiopa (the Camberwell Beauty). 6. The Caterpillar. 8. Salix Russelliana (the Bedford Willow). 9. 10. Urtica dioica (the Stinging Nettle). 1. Apatura Iris (the Purple Emperor), male. 2. The female. 3. Showing the under side. 4. The Caterpillar. 5. The Chrysalis. 6. Limenitis Camilla (the White Admiral), 7. Showing the under side. 8. The Caterpillar, 9. The Chrysalis. 10. Quercus Sessiliflora (the Sessile-fruited Oak). 11. Lonicera Periclymenum (the Common Honeysuckle).
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 prints are in excellent condition – please inspect the images carefully for any age related marks
The prints are in excellent condition - please inspect the images carefully for any age related marks
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