The Abduction of Cypris

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Adonis Blue—Chorinea licursis—Lamproptera curius—silver-spotted skipper.

(facing p. 180.)

Artist

Name:: Varin, Amédée
Dates:: 1818-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Humor
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Varin, Amédée
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les papillons, vol. 1
Authors:: Nus, Eugène; Méray, Antony
Publisher:: Paris: Gabriel de Gonet, n.d. [1852]
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Description:

Hand-colored engraving depicting an anthropomorphic female butterfly figure with colorful wings, seated on a leaf that is being pulled across the sky by two more realistic butterflies. Cherubs can be seen fluttering above, supporting the train of the main figure, which forms a decorative scroll.

The caption reads in the original French: Enlèvement de Cypris. — Lycènes adonis — Érycine de Morisse — Leptocirque curius — Virgule d'Amérique.

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