{"product_id":"insekten-xxxii-by-anonymous-artist","title":"Insekten XXXII  by Anonymous Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eInsekten XXXII \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAnonymous Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. 1795\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand Colored Engraving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eantique hand-colored copperplate engraving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e depicts two distinct species of butterflies alongside their corresponding caterpillars, pupae, and anatomical features under the multilingual header \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsekten XXXII \/ Insectes XXXII \/ Insects XXXII \/ Insetti XXXII\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The top illustration (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFig. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) showcases a vibrant blue Purple Emperor butterfly (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApatura iris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), while the bottom section (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFig. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) highlights a speckled white Apollo butterfly (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eParnassius apollo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Drawn by a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecraftsman from the Weimar Princely Free Drawing School\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this precise scientific illustration was published in Weimar, Germany, by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandes-Industrie-Comptoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e under the editorial direction of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarl Bertuch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dating to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearly 19th century (circa 1807–1810)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis print was produced for the monumental 12-volume educational encyclopedia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pirages.com\/pages\/books\/ST19817\/extenstively-illustrated-childrens-books-f-j-carl-bertuch-bertuch-with\/bilderbuch-fur-kinder\"\u003eBilderbuch für Kinder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Picture Book for Children). The original drawing was executed by an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eanonymous draftsman at the Weimar Princely Free Drawing School\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFürstliche Freie Zeichenschule\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), where instructors and advanced students prepared the reference designs for the series' plates based on precise empirical observations and existing scientific treatises. This work is highly significant because it represents a major turning point in Enlightenment-era child pedagogy, representing a revolutionary shift away from text-heavy moralizing literature toward highly detailed, multilingual, and empirical visual tools designed to foster scientific curiosity in young minds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 10 ⅜” x 8 ¼” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: In excellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55159766909207,"sku":"PR0262-3","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0262-3.1.jpg?v=1789056060","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/insekten-xxxii-by-anonymous-artist","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}