Insecte Collection (#8)

Hellebore (Ellebore) or Christmas rose, with insects and butterfly - Lithography attributed to Paul Theodor van Brussel
FLO4682449 Hellebore (Ellebore) or Christmas rose, with insects and butterfly - Lithography attributed to Paul Theodor van Brussel (1754-1795), author of the cover bouquet, or A.Bres

Butterfly Atrophaneura hector (Indian lepidoptere, Asia). Signed illustrations (George Shaw)
FLO4680761 Butterfly Atrophaneura hector (Indian lepidoptere, Asia). Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

South American Grasshopper, Locust cristata Lithograph by George Shaw and Frederick Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4680665 South American Grasshopper, Locust cristata Lithograph by George Shaw and Frederick Nodder (1751-1801), published in their book The Naturalist Miscellany

Lepidoptere Rothschildia erycina. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder)
FLO4680592 Lepidoptere Rothschildia erycina. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

African swallowtail, Papilio dardanus (Merope butterfly, Papilio merope). Illustration drawn
FLO4680986 African swallowtail, Papilio dardanus (Merope butterfly, Papilio merope). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

The hairy stapele. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684329 The hairy stapele. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

Blue morpho butterfly. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684308 Blue morpho butterfly. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

Blue Mormon butterfly. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684181 Blue Mormon butterfly. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

Lepidoptere: sphinx of Roughon, Roughon sphinx - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4684161 Lepidoptere: sphinx of Roughon, Roughon sphinx - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany

Lepidoptere le grand sphinx de la vine, caterpillar, nymph and adult, Deilephila elpenor - Lithograph by Richard
FLO4684086 Lepidoptere le grand sphinx de la vine, caterpillar, nymph and adult, Deilephila elpenor - Lithograph by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany

Mygale, Avicularia metallica - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4684082 Mygale, Avicularia metallica - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany, 1812; (add.info.: Mygale)

Cambridge blue, Pseudolycaena marsyas (Marsyas butterfly, Papilio marsyas)
FLO4683587 Cambridge blue, Pseudolycaena marsyas (Marsyas butterfly, Papilio marsyas). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Unknown species of Australasian caterpillar, perhaps Sphinx moth family. Illustration drawn
FLO4683478 Unknown species of Australasian caterpillar, perhaps Sphinx moth family. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Lime hawkmoth, Mimas tiliae, eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, and poplar hawkmoth, Laothoe populi
FLO4671098 Lime hawkmoth, Mimas tiliae, eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, and poplar hawkmoth, Laothoe populi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Scotch argus, Erebia aethiops, large ringlet, Erebia euryale, autumn ringlet, Erebia neoridas (ventral)
FLO4671055 Scotch argus, Erebia aethiops, large ringlet, Erebia euryale, autumn ringlet, Erebia neoridas (ventral), and Arran brown, Erebia ligea (ventral)

Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis
FLO4671021 Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis, Melanargia clotho and western marbled white, Melanargia occitanica

Seathorn hawk-moth, Hyles hippophaes, dusky hawkmoth, Hyles vespertilio, and spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae
FLO4671011 Seathorn hawk-moth, Hyles hippophaes, dusky hawkmoth, Hyles vespertilio, and spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae

Woodland brown, Lopinga achine, large brown wall, Lasiommata maera, and wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera
FLO4671002 Woodland brown, Lopinga achine, large brown wall, Lasiommata maera, and wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, and comma butterfly
FLO4670840 Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, and comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album

Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia
FLO4671132 Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Magnified view of a housefly - Musca domestica, under a microscope: actual size 1, underside of head and body 2
FLO4576086 Magnified view of a housefly - Musca domestica, under a microscope: actual size 1, underside of head and body 2, abdomen 3, leg 4, and compound eye 5

Chinese insects: milkweed locust (grasshopper variete), Phymateus morbillosus morbillosus 1
FLO4575260 Chinese insects: milkweed locust (grasshopper variete), Phymateus morbillosus morbillosus 1, jewel beetles (coleoptere variete), Chrysochroa vittata 2, Chrysochroa ocellata 3

Letter B. Butterfly Hunting. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"
DUV4210165 Letter B. Butterfly Hunting. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900

Filudin, a remedy for malaria. A giant mosquito symbolizes the plague that decimates the French colonies
7298977 Filudin, a remedy for malaria. A giant mosquito symbolizes the plague that decimates the French colonies. 1917 (illustration); (add.info.: Advertising for the drug Filudine)

Cetonia aurata (Ensemble de cetoines dores ou chafer des roses - green rose chafer)
CSO4997138 Cetonia aurata (Ensemble de cetoines dores ou chafer des roses - green rose chafer), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Psalidognathus friendi (Ensemble de coleopteres - species of beetles), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4997097 Psalidognathus friendi (Ensemble de coleopteres - species of beetles), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Chrysomela catalia (Ensemble de coleopteres - variety of leaf beetles), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4997093 Chrysomela catalia (Ensemble de coleopteres - variety of leaf beetles), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Belostomatidae (aquatic hemiptere insect - giant water bugs), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4997085 Belostomatidae (aquatic hemiptere insect - giant water bugs), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Belostomatidae (aquatic hemiptere insect - giant water bugs)

Arginnis paphia (Ensemble tabac d'Espagne - Silver-washed fritillary), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4996821 Arginnis paphia (Ensemble tabac d'Espagne - Silver-washed fritillary), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Giant saturn butterfly, Zeuxidia aurelius (Aurelius butterfly, Papilio aurelius)
FLO4974674 Giant saturn butterfly, Zeuxidia aurelius (Aurelius butterfly, Papilio aurelius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Vegetable mite. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for
FLO4974687 Vegetable mite. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw. Vegetating mite

Fossil plants and insects - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)
FLO4694068 Fossil plants and insects - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887), extract from Natural History by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (1780-1860)

Variete of begonia with oblique leaves Strong water, from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812
FLO4717190 Variete of begonia with oblique leaves Strong water, from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812; (add.info.: Variete of begonia with oblique leaves Strong water)

Indigene standing by giant termitieres on the coast of Guinee (Guinee Conakry)
FLO4635259 Indigene standing by giant termitieres on the coast of Guinee (Guinee Conakry). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

La fee des roses, wearing a crown and a sceptre in rose bud, sits on a trone
FLO4637804 La fee des roses, wearing a crown and a sceptre in rose bud, sits on a trone, surrounded by scarab - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

The return of the fees of the flowers, a procession of fees approached the royal fee
FLO4637774 The return of the fees of the flowers, a procession of fees approached the royal fee, assisted by putti with the wings of dragonfly and butterfly, in the foreground

The fees the and cafe take the tea and the cafe, at an oriental table, with a theieree
FLO4637771 The fees the and cafe take the tea and the cafe, at an oriental table, with a theieree, a cafetiere and at their feet a coffee mill - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

The fee of the water arrow, naked with flowers in the hair, stems and leaves preserving its modesty
FLO4637730 The fee of the water arrow, naked with flowers in the hair, stems and leaves preserving its modesty, holds a leaf of water arrow

The fee nenuphar in nun's habit is offered a heart inflamed by an insect - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637830 The fee nenuphar in nun's habit is offered a heart inflamed by an insect - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Giant grasshopper, Tropidacris dux. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's
FLO4616010 Giant grasshopper, Tropidacris dux. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's " Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, " Bohn, London

Imperial moth, Eacles imperialis 1, 2, gray-banded zale, Zale squamularis 3, and black zale, Zale undularis 4
FLO4615972 Imperial moth, Eacles imperialis 1, 2, gray-banded zale, Zale squamularis 3, and black zale, Zale undularis 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Steirastoma pustulatum beetle 1, Carolina sawyer beetle, Monochamus carolinensis 2, metallic jewel beetle
FLO4615949 Steirastoma pustulatum beetle 1, Carolina sawyer beetle, Monochamus carolinensis 2, metallic jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgens 3, and longhorn beetle, Lagocheirus araneiformis 4

Delta beetle, Trigonopeltastes delta 1, magnified 2, Antichira virens 3, Chlorocala smaragdina 4, Golofa aegeon 5
FLO4615925 Delta beetle, Trigonopeltastes delta 1, magnified 2, Antichira virens 3, Chlorocala smaragdina 4, Golofa aegeon 5, and Dipelicus geryon 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Yam hawk moth, Theretra nessus 1, Trichura druryi, female 2, Horama plumipes 3, and Levant hawk-moth
FLO4615889 Yam hawk moth, Theretra nessus 1, Trichura druryi, female 2, Horama plumipes 3, and Levant hawk-moth, theretra alecto 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Letis hercyna of Jamaica, Erebus hercyna 1, 2, buck moth Hemileuca maia Saturnia maia 3, and Zale lunata edusa
FLO4615876 Letis hercyna of Jamaica, Erebus hercyna 1, 2, buck moth Hemileuca maia Saturnia maia 3, and Zale lunata edusa, Erebus edusa 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Spotted joker butterfly, Biblia ilithyia 1, 2, calypso white, Belenois calypso 3, 4, and silver emperor
FLO4615812 Spotted joker butterfly, Biblia ilithyia 1, 2, calypso white, Belenois calypso 3, 4, and silver emperor, Doxocopa laure 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Wavy common palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra undularis (Biblis undularis) 1, 2, white admiral
FLO4615759 Wavy common palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra undularis (Biblis undularis) 1, 2, white admiral, Limenitis arthemis (Nymphalis Limenitis arthemis) 3, 4, and common jezebel

Blue diadem butterfly, Hypolimnas salmacis (Nymphalis salmacis) 1, 2, ventral and dorsal, and redbase jezebel
FLO4615745 Blue diadem butterfly, Hypolimnas salmacis (Nymphalis salmacis) 1, 2, ventral and dorsal, and redbase jezebel, Delias pasithoe (Pieris pasithoe) 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

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"Insecte: A Fascinating Journey into the Abyss" Step into the mysterious world of insects, where an intricate web of life unfolds. From the depths of The Abyss to enchanting engravings in "Alphabet, " these tiny creatures captivate our imagination. Intriguingly, we encounter a myriad of insect species along this journey. The Xilophagus and Xiphias grace us with their presence, showcasing nature's diversity. Engravings by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre transport us back to 1875 Paris, where art and literature intertwine. As we delve deeper, we stumble upon scenes from China in the late 19th century—a cricket fight immortalized through Ferdinandus' drawing in "Le Tour du Monde. " This glimpse into another culture reminds us that insects have fascinated humanity across time and borders. The Alphabet series introduces us to various professions represented by insects. Harvesters buzzing like industrious bees during letter V's Harvest; Wine flowing like nectar at a Car driven by a diligent insect; Vultures soaring high above as guardians of nature's cycle. Let's not forget the mischievous side either. The Mechant M lurking within Baron Ernest de Liphart's illustrations adds a touch of whimsy to this captivating collection. And who can resist Maying - Mois de mai? A little girl holding a blooming branch reminds us that even insects find joy in springtime splendor. Ginevra d Este gazes at us from her portrait—her beauty rivaling that of any butterfly or firefly fluttering about. Insects have inspired artists throughout history, capturing their essence on canvas for eternity. From Pharmacist ants to Pelican beetles and Postillon butterflies carrying messages on delicate wings—the insect kingdom never ceases to amaze. Umbrella-carrying Firefighters bravely protect their colonies while Penguins waddle through icy landscapes, reminding us of the resilience and adaptability of these remarkable creatures.