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LODESTAR DECORATIVE

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Set of six original and exceptional hand-coloured copper plate engravings from watermarked laid paper from the exceedingly rare publication Natursystem aller Bekannten in-und Ausländischen Insekten by Carl Gustav Jablonsky (b.1756 - d.1787), published between 1783 and 1804.


Jablonsky was a German naturalist, entomologist and illustrator, he was also private secretary to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (b.1715 - d..1797), the Queen of Prussia.


These engravings are from one of the earliest and most comprehensive catalogues of butterflies and insects. The publication was for made for biologists, as well as for aristocrats interested in learning about the latest discoveries. These engravings are not only scientifically accurate but also aesthetically beautiful with their natural shapes, colours and decorative patterns.


These are plate numbers 222, 223, 224, 225, 228 & 229. From Brazil and Guyana, amongst those depicted are; Red Cracker, Blue and Tropical Buckeye, Six-Line Blue, Mylitta Greenwing, Lesser Purple Emperor, Opaque Six-Line Blue, Lattice Brown and the Pierella Lena.


Mounted in hand-crafted wooden frames with glass, this set is exceptional and ready to display.

  • Period: 1783 - 1804
    • Price: £1,380.00
    • €1,639 Euro
    • $1,825 US Dollar
  • Location: Warwickshire
    • Dimensions: H: 30cm (11.81in)
    • W: 35cm (13.78in)
    • D: 2cm (0.79in)