Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Set of 6 Antique Butterfly Prints Also Showing Caterpillars and Pupae, 1810
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Set of 6 Antique Butterfly Prints Also Showing Caterpillars and Pupae, 1810

€440 ($495, £375, €440)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1810
Size
9.6 × 7.2 in (24.5 × 18.4 cm)
Condition
Fair. Shows age-related toning and soiling. Passepartouts / matting included. Please study images carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Section
Insects and butterflies
Reference
f_31886722

Set of 6 antique butterfly prints. Most likely originating from an edition of 'Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte. Insekten' by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm. Published circa 1810.

Passepartouts / matting included.

Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (16 October 1758 Augsburg - 12 December 1811 Augsburg) was a Protestant pastor and natural history writer, probably best known for his monumental "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" ("Wilhelm's Discourses on Natural History").