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FRANCIS MORRIS
Plate LVII - Mazarine Blue
MAZARINE BLUE.
PLATE LVII.
Polyommaius Acis,
Papilio Acts,
Lyctzna Act's,
Nomiades Acts,
Papilio Argiolus,
Papilio semiargus,
Papilio Cymon,
Lycana Cymon
1891
Lithograph, Hand Colored
Sheet Size 10 x 7 inches
Publisher: John C Nimmo, London
VG+ condition with light age toning
Francis Morris (25 March 1810 10 February 1893), Irish clergyman, notable ornithologist and entomologist and as the author of many children's books and books on natural history and heritage buildings.
Through working with Benjamin Fawcett (1808–1893), a local printer who was arguably the most accomplished of nineteenth century woodblock colour printers and illustrater Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917), Morris was able to create a several great works on natural history.
Collections: Archive, Archived Prints, Reverend Francis Orpen Morris
Category: 1800s, Butterflies, Francis Morris, Insects, Prints
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