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1859 Small Cabbage White & Green-veined White Butterflies - Hand-Coloured Lithograph, Henry Noel Humphreys, Plate IV - 7 x 10.4 in
Antique hand-coloured lithograph depicting Small Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) and Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterflies with caterpillars and chrysalises. Page measures 7 × 10.4 in.
Plate identification: PL. 4.
Ten numbered figures show male, female, underside, caterpillar and chrysalis stages. White, cream, yellow and green tones with black wing markings are set against a warm buff ground with meadow flora. An accompanying descriptive text leaf provides the Plate IV key and species accounts for Pieris rapae and Pieris napi.
This original hand-coloured lithograph comes from the 1859 first edition of The Genera and Species of British Butterflies by Henry Noel Humphreys, published in London by Paul Jerrard and Son. The book contains 32 hand-coloured plates showing British butterflies and their life stages, often accompanied by caterpillars, pupae and food plants. As a visual record of nineteenth-century British lepidoptera, the work provides an important baseline record of extinct and vanished species, including the Large Copper, Black-veined White and Mazarine Blue.
Suited to entomology collectors, Victorian natural history enthusiasts and butterfly art displays.
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- Genuine, ORIGINAL print (never a reprint, reproduction or copy).
- Sold unframed.
- Copyright remains with Seller. No reproduction allowed.
Condition
Condition consistent with age. Reverse blank. Untrimmed.
Shipped flat in an archival, acid-free protective sleeve with heavy cardboard reinforcement to prevent bending.
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- Delivery in 5–12 days.
Returns & Shipping
- Returns: 14 days, same condition; buyer pays return postage.
- Packaging: Clear bag in a board-backed envelope, reinforced with recycled cardboard.
- Dispatch: Royal Mail Tracked 24/48
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About This Print
This original insects print dates from the 19th Century (1800s). Antique prints like this one offer a window into historical illustration techniques and the knowledge of their time.
Each print from Forest Hill Arts House is carefully inspected for condition and authenticity. We provide detailed provenance information and ship with protective packaging to ensure your print arrives in excellent condition.
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