Discover antique prints of butterflies and moths.
Butterflies have been important symbols in many cultures. For example, butterflies appear in ancient Egyptian and Aztec hieroglyphs. They symbolize love in China and a person's soul in Japan.
In Europe, many people loved to collect and study butterflies in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a fashionable and educational hobby.
Many of these naturalists illustrated butterflies. Their illustrations were often printed as engravings and lithographs.
Choose from our extensive collection of antique prints of butterflies and moths. They are genuine antique prints.
18 x 12 cm (7 x 5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Lloyd's Natural History, published in 1896. It is in excellent condition and the colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and the paper is blank on the reverse side...
US$30.00
18 x 12 cm (7 x 5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Lloyd's Natural History, published in 1896. It is in excellent condition and the colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and the paper is blank on the reverse side...
US$30.00
18 x 12 cm (7 x 5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Lloyd's Natural History, published in 1896. It is in excellent condition and the colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and the paper is blank on the reverse side...
US$15.00
18 x 12 cm (7 x 5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Lloyd's Natural History, published in 1896. It is in excellent condition and the colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and the paper is blank on the reverse side...
US$15.00
18 x 12 cm (7 x 5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Lloyd's Natural History, published in 1896. It is in excellent condition and the colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and the paper is blank on the reverse side...
US$30.00
18 x 12 cm (7 x 5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Lloyd's Natural History, published in 1896. It is in excellent condition and the colors are fresh and bright. The image is on one side of the paper and the paper is blank on the reverse side...
US$30.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Papilio priamus. Wings are 8 inches long in real lifeThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist...
US$40.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Papilio leitusThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially a medical practit..
US$40.00
26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).(From a later version of Cassell's Butterflies)This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting ..
US$50.00
26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).(From a later version of Cassell's Butterflies)This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting ..
US$50.00
26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. Perhaps it..
US$19.00
26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. Perhaps it..
US$19.00
26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).(From a later version of Cassell's Butterflies)This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting ..
US$50.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Phalaena vinula, caja and nuptaThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially ..
US$30.00
28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).This exquisitely detailed engraving is from a set made in London by Abraham Rees in the period 1797-1820. It is an antique, not a modern reproduction. Many of the prints in this set were engraved from artwork by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentleman also well know..
US$100.00
28 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).This exquisitely detailed engraving is from a set made in London by Abraham Rees in the period 1797-1820. It is an antique, not a modern reproduction. Many of the prints in this set were engraved from artwork by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentleman also well know..
US$50.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Phalaena junoniaThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially a medical pract..
US$40.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Phalaena hexad, grossulariata, etcThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initial..
US$30.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Sphinx convulvuliThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially a medical prac..
US$30.00
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches).Sphinx ocellataThis antique engraving is over 200 years old. It's is from the first edition of one of George Shaw's works on zoology, published between 1801 and 1804. George Shaw (1751-1813) was a notable English botanist and zoologist. Shaw was a initially a medical practi..
US$30.00
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26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. Perhaps it..
US$0.00
26.5 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inches).This is an original antique lithograph from a work by William Forsell Kirby for Cassell and Company. It was made in 1882 and is a very high quality lithograph with hand finished coloring. Butterfly and moth collecting was a passion of wealthy Victorians. Perhaps it..
US$0.00
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Callidrias philea and Trite butterflies from Guyana and Brazil. This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very goo..
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26.5 by 17.5cm (10.5 by 7 inches).This antique lithograph of butterflies is by Henry Humphreys. It was made c.1860 and has very high quality original hand coloring. These prints are particularly decorative as they show the butterflies on the wild flowers and plants they inhabit. The images of the bu..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Morpho inachis butterfly from Brazil. /p>This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition. The paper ..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Morpho laertes butterfly from Brazil./p>This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition. The paper h..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Morpho menelaus butterfly from Guyana and Brazil. /p>This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Nymphalis orion butterfly from Guyana and Brazil.This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition. Th..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Ornithoptera priamus butterfly from Ambon Island in Indonesia.This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring and is in very good ..
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23.5 x 14.5cm (9.25x 5.5 inches). Papilio protesilaus butterfly from Brazil. Papilio agapenor butterfly from Africa.This rare antique engraving is from "Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques" by Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas. It was made in Paris in 1834, has superb original hand painted colouring ..
US$0.00