Butterfly Botanical Framed and Signed
$95.00
By 1865 Edwards had begun work on the Butterflies of North America, a three-volume masterpiece that began publication in 1868 and has been called "one of the most important entomological publications of the 19th century." The highly life-like illustrations were drawn by Mary Peart, a talented Pennsylvanian artist, and hand-colored by Lydia Brown. The third and final volume was published in 1897. Vintage framed and signed butterfly botanical. Signed in bottom right corner by Lydia Brown 1872. Shows the life cycle of the butterfly.
Framed size: 12.5”x15.5”
