Butterfly Prints - Butterflies of Britain
Butterflies of Britain
(England, 1887)
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Background:

These hand-colored prints portray a variety of Butterflies native to the British Isles and are based on drawings by J. Westwood.  The species are portrayed in a natural setting featuring a common botanical theme,.

In selecting the Butterflies to portray in the prints, Westwood "illustrated species by means of specimens remarkable either from being gynandromorphous, or from exhibiting anomalous peculiarity".

As noted in the introduction, an objective of the series was "to be of great service to the entomological tyro, leaving him to examine the beautiful organizations of these creatures, instead of resting contented with securing fine specimens for his cabinet".

 

 

Price per print: Print Only:  $70
Matting Charge:  $20
Framing & Matting Charge:  $110
Dimensions: Print Only:  6 x 9 inches
Matted:  12 x 16 inches
Type of print: Original hand-colored lithograph
Year: 1887

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Butterflies (No. 22060001)
Plate 1
Swallow-tail Butterfly

SOLD
Butterflies (No. 22060002)
Plate 2
Clouded Yellow Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060003)
Plate 3
Large Garden White Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060004)
Plate 4
Wood White Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060005)
Plate 5
Greasy Fritillary
$70

Butterflies (No. 22060006)
Plate 6
Dark Green Fritillary

$70
Butterflies (No. 22060007)
Plate 7
Great Tortoise-shell Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060008)
Plate 8
Red Admiral Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060009)
Plate 9
Purple Emperor
SOLD
Butterflies (No. 22060010)
Plate 10
Wall Butterfly
$70

Butterflies (No. 22060011)
Plate 11
Meadow Brown Butterfly

$70
Butterflies (No. 22060012)
Plate 12
Small Ringlet Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060013)
Plate 13
Duke of Burgundy Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060014)
Plate 14
Black Hair-streak Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060015)
Plate 15
Large Copper Butterfly
$70

Butterflies (No. 22060016)
Plate 16
Bedford Butterfly

$70
Butterflies (No. 22060017)
Plate 17
Common Blue Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060018)
Plate 18
Clifden Blue Butterfly
$70
Butterflies (No. 22060019)
Plate 19
Dingy Skipper
$70