Antique Butterfly Print, RARE Hand Colored Steel Engraving No. 9 (AR-A306)
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***Reimbursement will be issued at the time of shipping***This antique print features three hand-colored engravings of butterflies, likely from a historical entomology publication. Each butterfly is depicted with intricate detail and labeled in French:
Top: "Leda"
Middle: "Le P. Alayone."
Bottom: "Le P. Cyaue."The prints showcase the unique characteristics and coloration of different butterfly species in an artistic and scientific manner.
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"
Antique Butterfly Print, RARE Hand Colored Steel Engraving No. 9 (AR-A306)
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