Three Vintage French Moths Natural History Engraving Plate Nine Poster
An elegant French natural-history plate showing three vividly colored moths, from a classic insect engraving series. A striking piece for collectors of antique entomology art.
Description
This vintage engraving presents three moths in rich hand-colored detail: a green, brown and gold hawk moth at top, a large green-and-rose oleander hawk-moth at center, and a black-and-yellow species below. Printed from the classic French natural history series (Lépidoptères, Pl. 9), it carries the original French species captions and the imprints of Blanchard and Fournier. A refined wall piece for nature lovers and lovers of antique scientific illustration.
