1882 Hand-Colored Lithograph WF Kirby Art Pine Privet Hawk Moth Insect Bugs EBM1 USN3 This piece was illustrated by

This piece was illustrated by Tissot

he brought landscapes into a realm of painting previously under-appreciated

William Henry Bartlett (1809-1852) was a skilled British artist who specialized in steel engravings

in Burgundy

1882 Hand-Colored Lithograph WF Kirby Art Pine Privet Hawk Moth Insect Bugs EBM1 USN3 This piece was illustrated by"Sphingidae" This is an original 1882 hand colored lithograph by English entomologist William Forsell Kirby (1844 1912), of several species of moths from the Sphingidae family, including; the Pine Hawk moth, Sphinx pinastri, (Fig. 1, a b), the Convolvulus Hawk moth, Agrius convolvuli, (Fig. 2, a b), and the Privet Hawk Moth, Sphinx ligustri, (Fig. 3, a c). CONDITION This 131+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. Moderate aging in margins. Light