A Butterfly Chase—Frontispiece

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Artist

Name:: Frølich, Lorenz
Dates:: 1820-1908
Country:: Denmark

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Matthis, Charles-Émile
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: A butterfly chase
Author:: Stahl, P.-J. (Pierre-Jules Hetzel)
Publisher:: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1869
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Description:

A boy and a girl are seen swishing their nets through a flock of butterflies, framed by a decorative border made of grass, wild flowers, and cobwebs.

Three names are associated with this series of illustrations, and while L. Frølich and C.-É. Matthis are unambiguously mentioned, respectively, as the illustrator and the engraver (see the French edition), the role imparted to Gillot (probably Firmin Gillot, 1819-1872) isn’t so clear. One possibility is that he traced on wood the designs created by Frølich.

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{{cite web | title=A Butterfly Chase—Frontispiece | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/butterfly-chase/ | author=Frølich, Lorenz | year=1869 | access-date=April 26, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}