Metamorphosis in Repose: A Trio of Butterfly Lifecycles

The butterflies depicted in these plates are indeed some of the more notable British species, each with distinct characteristics that make them interesting: 1. **Camberwell Beauty (...

Three original hand-colored plates from the sixth edition of 'A History of British Butterflies' by Morris, which date back to 1890. A closer look at each of the species depicted: ...

These plates illustrate three notable butterfly species: 1. **Silver-Bordered Ringlet (Boloria selene, previously known as Clossiana selene):** The Silver-Bordered Ringlet is depicted in the top image on the first plate. This butterfly is primarily brown with a series of orange crescents...

The images are hand-colored plates from "A History of British Butterflies" by Morris, showcasing three distinct butterfly species: the Clouded Yellow, the Pale Clouded Yellow, and th...

Suite Butterflies 2 print by Hunt Slonem, 1999. Very limited edition 9/10. Large yellow, orange, and blue butterflies and green leaves on a black background. Signed lower right, titl...

Rare pair of original hand-colored prints from Sir Albertus Seba's cabinet of natural curiosities. Prints come from published volumes in Amste...

Framed 'Panacea Prola,' 'Perrhybris Pamela,' and 'Doxocopa Laurentia' butterflies with coordinating 18th century Italian fragments. The butterflies all share beautiful color and patt...

Photo-Realistic still Life of butterflies painted on canvas by Bridget Orlando. The inspiration for this painting came from an early twentieth century collection of butterflies from all over the world mounted with pins in boxes. Bridget became fascinated by the ephemeral beauty and fragility of butterflies, the intricacies of their patterned wings which require close scrutiny. On a large scale they become a blaze of color and texture, easily seen from a distance. They have a surreal element of something being larger than it should be, like a scene from Gulliver Travels...