Item #19357 Papilion. Exotic. ButterflyMoth Engraving, I. C. Bock.

Papilion. Exotic.

Germany: No date, ca 1780. Lovely 18th century copperplate engraving with period handcolor of butterfly/moth. Approx. 8x10 1/2". Most likely from Johan Cristoph Esper's "Die Schmetterlinge in Abbil-dungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen", published between 1777 and 1801. Very good condition. Title of this print "Papilion. Exotic. Tab. XXXIII, illustrating the Eurypytus and Protenor species. Item #19357

Price: $175.00

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