MARIAN ELLIS ROWAN (1848-1922)

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MARIAN ELLIS ROWAN (1848-1922)

Twenty-three butterflies, in three columns, all belonging to the family NYMPHALIDAE, including Melanitis constantia (subfamily SATYRINAE, 1,2), and a number of milkweeds (DANAINAE, e.g. the Monarch Danaus plexippus 9,10; D. affinis philene 16,17; Euploea leucostictos 7,8,18,19; E. treitschkei 11-15, and E. algea 22,23)

signed 'Rowan'; watercolour and bodycolour on grey paper
21.1/8 x 136in. (53.6 x 33.2cm.)

Thirty-one butterflies, in four columns, all belonging to the family NYMPHALIDAE, including members of subfamily LIMENITINAE
(Euthaliopsis aetion 2-6; Dichorragia ninus 17,18; Terinos tethys 31), CHARAXINAE (Prothoe australis 25,26,29,30 - cf. lot 307, the sheet illustrated on the left; Polyura jupiter 27,28), APATURINAE (Apaturina erminea 9,10), and NYMPHALINAE (Hypolimnas alimena 1,2; Doleschallia noorna 7,8,23,24; D. dascylus 11-15,19,20; D. hexopthalmos 21,22)

signed 'Ellis Rowan'; watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper
21¼ x 14¼in. (53.9 x 36.2cm.)

Twenty butterflies, in three columns, all belonging to the family NYMPHALIDAE, including Melanitis leda (subfamily SATYRINAE, 18,19), Melanitis amabilis (5,6), Morphopsis albertisi (MORPHINAE, 14, 15), and a number of 'crows' belonging to the genus Euploea (DANAINAE, e.g. 16,17; E. phaenareta 1-4, 8-13)

all signed 'Ellis Rowan'; watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper
21.3/8 x 14¼in. (54.3 x 36.2cm.) and smaller three (3)

Lot Essay

Three of the species illustrated on this sheet are crepuscular. Of these dusk flyers, the two Melanitis are common, but Morphopsis albertisi is considered rare, and is a notable inclusion.

one illustrated (the second sheet)

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