Antique Print-EMPEROR MOTH-SILKMOTH-Meyers-1895

Description

Original colour lithograph on a vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 16 x 24.5 cm. The image size is ca. 13.5 x 19.8 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.3 x 9.4 inch. The image size is ca. 5.3 x 8.1 inch.

Plate: ‘Seidenspinner.’ (Moths.) This plate shows different moth species. 1: Bombyx mori, domesticated silkmoth – 2: Saturnia cecropia, emperor moth – 3: Saturnia pernyi – 4: Saturnia cynthia. This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from a famous German encyclopedia: ‘Meyers grosses Konversations-Lexikon.’ ca. 1900 edition, published in Leipzig and Vienna. Meyers Konversations-Lexikon was a major German encyclopedia that existed in various editions from 1839 until 1984, when it merged with the Brockhaus encyclopedia.Artists and Engravers: The original founder and publisher who initiated this famous encyclopedia was Joseph Meyer (1796-1856, Hildburghausen, Germany).

Condition: Very good. Right edge uneven from binding. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-EMPEROR MOTH-SILKMOTH-MEYERS

(PCOMAN) C60-26