Lot Essay
Both drawings are copies of plates in Donovan's Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China
Details
English School, circa 1810
Studies of rare Butterflies: Papilio Peranthus and Papilio Almana; and Papilio Crino and Papilio Coon
both extensively inscribed with explanatory notes on the reverse, pencil and watercolour
13¾ x 9¾in.
a pair (2)
Studies of rare Butterflies: Papilio Peranthus and Papilio Almana; and Papilio Crino and Papilio Coon
both extensively inscribed with explanatory notes on the reverse, pencil and watercolour
13¾ x 9¾in.
a pair (2)