Would you like to see my Engravings?
I feature the BiblioOdessy blog here semi-regularly, since he seems to find lovely old insect artwork everywhere.
This week: Charming hand-coloured 18th century moth illustrations found in EJC Esper’s ‘Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur’ [vol. 4] from 1786, sourced from the University of Heidelberg. Definitely click over and look at the full size images–lovely!
And possibly useful for inviting potential dates to your lair?
There’s a store in Chicago that sells Audubon prints of varying quality and value. If I ever hit the lottery I’ll get one of these:
http://www.audubonart.com/00_imagedisp_sc.asp?stockno=HAV-0061-CF-36&file=IMAGES/CATALOG/HAV/HAV_061_01.jpg&price= $85,000&returnurl=/02_gall_HAV1.asp
