Butterflies with Foliage, Chrysalis and Caterpillar. Insects 21.

by Panckouke, Charles-Joseph

10 butterflies and caterpillars on foliage. Reproduction print.

Butterflies. Natural History, Insects, Plate 18. Lepidoptera print reproduced from a hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Benard for a series on Insects for Tableau encyclopedique et methodique des trios regnes de la nature. This large encyclopedia by Panckouke was published in Paris between 1791 and 1823 and covered all aspects of the natural world, with superb illustrations.

Image size is 30cm x 20cm (12 x 8 inches).