Insects and Butterflies

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Study of Insects

Artist: John Obadiah Westwood

Date:1805-1893

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University.

Insect Study

Artist: John Curtis

Date:1791-1862

John Curtis (1791 –1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. At the age of 16 he became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. In 1824 he began his greatest achievement, ‘British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland’, widely considered one of the finest works on the subject of the nineteenth century. By the end of 1856 Curtis was totally blind and receiving a civil list pension initially of £150 a year.

Insect Study

Artist: John Curtis

Date:1791-1862

John Curtis (1791 –1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. At the age of 16 he became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. In 1824 he began his greatest achievement, ‘British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland’, widely considered one of the finest works on the subject of the nineteenth century. By the end of 1856 Curtis was totally blind and receiving a civil list pension initially of £150 a year.

Insect Study

Artist: John Curtis

Date:1791-1862

John Curtis (1791 –1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. At the age of 16 he became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. In 1824 he began his greatest achievement, ‘British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland’, widely considered one of the finest works on the subject of the nineteenth century. By the end of 1856 Curtis was totally blind and receiving a civil list pension initially of £150 a year.

Insect Study

Artist: John Curtis

Date:1791-1862

John Curtis (1791 –1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. At the age of 16 he became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. In 1824 he began his greatest achievement, ‘British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland’, widely considered one of the finest works on the subject of the nineteenth century. By the end of 1856 Curtis was totally blind and receiving a civil list pension initially of £150 a year.

Insect Study

Artist: John Curtis

Date:1791-1862

John Curtis (1791 –1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. At the age of 16 he became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. In 1824 he began his greatest achievement, ‘British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland’, widely considered one of the finest works on the subject of the nineteenth century. By the end of 1856 Curtis was totally blind and receiving a civil list pension initially of £150 a year.

Insect Study

Artist: John Curtis

Date:1791-1862

John Curtis (1791 –1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. At the age of 16 he became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. In 1824 he began his greatest achievement, ‘British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland’, widely considered one of the finest works on the subject of the nineteenth century. By the end of 1856 Curtis was totally blind and receiving a civil list pension initially of £150 a year.

Butterflies: Lepidoptera

Artist: William H Edwards

Date:1884

William Henry Edwards (1822-1909) was an American businessman and entomologist. He was an industrial pioneer in the coalfields of West Virginia, opening some of the earliest mines in the southern part of the state. He was also a prominent naturalist specializing in the study of butterflies.

Butterflies: Lepidoptera

Artist: William H Edwards

Date:1884

William Henry Edwards (1822-1909) was an American businessman and entomologist. He was an industrial pioneer in the coalfields of West Virginia, opening some of the earliest mines in the southern part of the state. He was also a prominent naturalist specializing in the study of butterflies.

The Naturalist's Miscellany

Artist: George Shaw  

Date:1789-1813

George Kearsley Shaw (1751 –1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.

The Naturalist's Miscellany

Artist: George Shaw  

Date:1789-1813

George Kearsley Shaw (1751 –1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.

The Naturalist's Miscellany

Artist: George Shaw  

Date:1789-1813

George Kearsley Shaw (1751 –1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.

The Naturalist's Miscellany

Artist: George Shaw  

Date:1789-1813

George Kearsley Shaw (1751 –1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.

The Naturalist's Miscellany

Artist: George Shaw  

Date:1789-1813

George Kearsley Shaw (1751 –1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.

The Naturalist's Miscellany

Artist: George Shaw  

Date:1789-1813

George Kearsley Shaw (1751 –1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.

The Naturalist's Miscellany

Artist: George Shaw  

Date:1789-1813

George Kearsley Shaw (1751 –1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University. He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.

Insect Study

Artist: Wilhelm Gottlieb

Date:1769-1857

Wilhelm Gottlieb (1769 – 1857) was a German naturalist and explorer, physician, draftsman and engraver.

Insect Study

Artist: Wilhelm Gottlieb

Date:1769-1857

Wilhelm Gottlieb (1769 – 1857) was a German naturalist and explorer, physician, draftsman and engraver.

Insect Study

Artist: Wilhelm Gottlieb

Date:1769-1857

Wilhelm Gottlieb (1769 – 1857) was a German naturalist and explorer, physician, draftsman and engraver.

Insect Study

Artist: Wilhelm Gottlieb

Date:1769-1857

Wilhelm Gottlieb (1769 – 1857) was a German naturalist and explorer, physician, draftsman and engraver.