Item #19360 Papil. Exotic. ButterflyMoth Engraving, I. C. Bock.

Papil. 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 "Papil. Exotic. Tab. XXXVII, illustrating the Alphenor & Phorbanta species. Item #19360

Price: $145.00

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