Lot 325
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TWO SETS OF TWELVE HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS
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TWO SETS OF TWELVE HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS

JOHN OBADIAH WESTWOOD, MID 19TH CENTURY

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TWO SETS OF TWELVE HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS
JOHN OBADIAH WESTWOOD, MID 19TH CENTURY
Later mounted in giltwood frames, the plates numbered and twelve with monogram to the lower corner
12½ x 10 1/8in. (31.7 x 25.7cm.); 14½ x 11in. (37 x 28cm.) respectively (24)
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John Obadiah Westwood (1805-1893) was a Victorian entomlogist and also noted for his artistic talents. He gave up the legal profession to pursue his scientific interests, and became the Fellow of the Linnean Society and president of the Entomological Society of London.

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