Antique print of the Peacock and other butterflies, 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 a good condition and has 5 illustrations of the following butterflies (numbers below correspond with the numbers on the plate):

40. Comma. Vanessa C. album.
41. Small Tortoiseshell. Vanessa urticae.
42. Peacock. Vanessa io.
43. Red Admiral. Vanessa atalanta.
44. Large Tortoiseshell. Vanessa polychloros.
45. Camberwell Beauty. Vanessa antiopa.

The pre-cut high quality matboard has an indigo / dark blue top layer, and is acid-free, protecting the print. 

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

Artist: Edward F. Hulme
Condition: slight fading of color of illustration nr. 44
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