Faster, Sister

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Faster, faster sister, cried Goul-Gou-Li.
Vanessa atalanta—Chrysiridia rhipheus—Aglais io—Mesosemia (?)—Arctia festiva—Pavonia anaxandra (?).

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Artist

Name:
Varin, Amédée
Dates:
1818-1883
Country:
France

Illustration

Subjects:
Animals, Humor
Technique:
Metal Engraving
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Les papillons, vol. 1
Authors:
Nus, Eugène; Méray, Antony
Publisher:
Paris: Gabriel de Gonet, n.d. [1852]
Open Library:
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Description:

Hand-colored engraving depicting two children with butterfly wings, dressed in traditional Chinese fashion, playing on a seesaw in a garden lush with decorative vegetation, as butterflies flutter about. Their play takes place under the supervision of their mother, who also displays butterfly wings.

The caption reads in the original French: Plus vite ! plus vite ! ma soeur, criait Goul-Gou-Li. — Vanesse atalante — Uranie Riphée — Vanesse Io — Diophtalme Crésus — Écaille Hébé — Pavonie Anaxandre.

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