A collection of carefully curated Maria Sibylla Merian prints, from her seminal book “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”, the “Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname“. The book was published in 1705. This …
This is collection of pochoir prints of antique butterflies from Emile-Allain Séguy’s book “Papillons” published in 1925. Emile-Allain Séguy (1877-1951) was a French decorative artist. He was well known for …
I have curated a collection of wonderful copyright free dragonfly drawings and illustrations from very old insect identification books. Some of these illustrations may be of closely related damselflies, where …
This is a collection of the incredibly beautiful antique insect art by Joris Hoefnagel. Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601) was a famous 16th century Flemish artist and merchant. He was particularly well …
Antique Free Insect Illustrations An interest in the natural world is something I grew up with. My father is an ornithologist and my uncle an entomologist. An ornithologist is someone …
Vintage butterfly images: Butterflies are a type of insect from the order Lepidoptera. Hence, butterfly collectors are called lepidopterists. Butterflies are found in countries all over the world except for …