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Artist
- Name:
- Donovan, Edward
- Dates:
- 1768-1837
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Metal engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- North Carolina State University Libraries, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India
- Author(s):
- Donovan, Edward
- Publisher:
- London: Printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1800
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Plate showing Ornithoptera priamus, a butterfly in the family Papilionidae, on the blossom of a red flower. The flower is said by the author to be a “double variegated Japan rose,” which is probably the species known today as Kerria japonica and usually bears yellow flowers.
Keywords: 1800s, 19th century, butterfly, color, flower, insect, Papilionidae, red, reference book
