Australian Macleay’s Swallowtail Butterfly. Nodder engraving for Shaw c1814.

$150.00

Australian Swallowtail Butterfly antique print by RP Nodder, c1814 for George Shaw.

Original hand-coloured copperplate engraving by R.P. Nodder for Naturalist's Miscellany by George Shaw, published in London circa 1814. Richard Polydore Nodder (17714-1823) was artist to King George III. His finely coloured and engraved nature studies are scientifically accurate and eminently collectable. His Australian subjects are rarely found today.

This is a beautiful butterfly. This antique print is in good condition and measures approximately 23 x 13cm (9 x 5 inches).

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