SKU: KAY79
Kayser Hand Colored Engraving Scotch Argus Butterfly KAY79
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Scotch Argus Butterfly
6 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches
KAY79 $55
This selection of prints is from the “German Butterflies, with consideration of all the genera of Europe", a very scarce work on butterflies by Dr J. C. Kayser.
The vivid colors truly capture the evanescence and fragility of these fabulous insects. Many plates depict the caterpillars & feeding plants & merge the scientific & the decorative aspects in a rare symphony of beauty.
The paper is a thick, high quality paper, creamy in color with strong plate marks. The condition of the prints is excellent, with the very occasional light fox mark, mostly in the margins & easy to frame out. They are all beautifully hand colored original engravings about 165 years old
