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C1891
Hesperia Coreeba. Pamphila Palmarum.
Artist:
Very rare c.19th hand lithograph by Helena Scott from, Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations. By 1864, many illustrations of moths and butterflies were completed in preparation for the first series, Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations. Natural historian William Swainson, impressed by … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Hesperia Coreeba. Pamphila Palmarum.
Date:
C1891
Artist:
Engraver:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
405mm
x 305mm
Paper Size:
435mm
x 337mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1891
Description:
Very rare c.19th hand lithograph by Helena Scott from, Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations.
By 1864, many illustrations of moths and butterflies were completed in preparation for the first series, Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations.
Natural historian William Swainson, impressed by their early work, noted in the Sydney Morning Herald that their drawings rivalled those of modern artists, capturing fine details such as caterpillar hairs and intricate moth wing patterns with striking realism.
Common name: bronze flat, eastern bronze flat, or eastern flat
Modern binomial name: Netrocoryne repanda
First described : C. & R. Felder, 1867
Distribution: QLD & NSW
Common name: orange palm dart
Modern binomial name: Cephrenes augiades
First described : C. Felder, 1860
Distribution: QLD, NSW, WA, NT
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 15513b.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1514050
State Library New South Wales: 991021216149702626
State Library Victoria: RARESEF 595.78 SCO8 Ba
From Scott, A.W., Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations.
Helena Scott (1832 - 1910)
Daughter of Alexander Walker Scott (1800–1883) an entomologist and entrepreneur born in Bombay, India, on 10 November 1800, to Dr Helenus Scott and Augusta Maria Frederick. Educated at Bath Grammar School and Peterhouse, Cambridge, he abandoned law for commerce, arriving in New South Wales in 1827. Though his early ventures were financially ruinous, he settled on Ash Island in the Hunter River, developing industry and agriculture, including ironworks, salt production, and citrus farming.
