Antique Butterfly Print, RARE Hand Colored Steel Engraving No. 1 (AR-A305)
 
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This print is an entomological illustration featuring three distinct butterflies, from a historical natural history collection. 
The print showcases three different species of butterflies, each labeled with a scientific or common name in French: "Leda," "Le P. Alayone," and "Le P. Cyaue". 
The illustrations are detailed and hand-colored, characteristic of 18th or 19th-century natural history engravings such as these. It was likely steel engraved as evident with the indentations of the steel plate. 
These types of prints were possibly part of larger volumes documenting insect species, combining scientific accuracy with artistic rendering to classify and present the natural world. 

Approx Size - 9.75" x 13.75"

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