Antique print of the Small White butterfly, 1903

This beautiful coloured plate of butterflies originates from the first edition of the work by Edward Hulme called 'Butterflies and Moths of the Countryside', published in 1903.

This 121-year-old print is in excellent condition and has illustrations of the Small White butterfly, larva and pupa, and Indian Cress - its favourite food plant.


The numbers below correspond with the numbers on the plate:

17. Small White. Larva. Pieris rapae.
18. Small White. Pupa. Pieris rapae.
19. Small White. Pupa. Pieris rapae.
20. Small White. Male. Pieris rapae.
21. Small White. Female. Pieris rapae.
22. Small White. At rest. Pieris rapae.
23. Indian Cress. Tropæolum majus.
24. Small White. Larva. Pieris rapae.

The pre-cut high quality matboard has a white linen top layer, and is acid-free, protecting the print. 

The image you see is a photograph of the actual item. 

Artist: Edward F. Hulme
Rear of the print: blank, no images or text
Matboard size (= frame size): 21 x 30 cm | 8.27 x 11.81 inch
Print size: 16,8 x 24,4 cm | 6.61 x 9.61 inch