Hippolyte Collection

Jacky lashtail, Amphibolurus muricatus, and Cape dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus capensis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Amboina sailfin lizard, Hydrosaurus amboinensis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Sawfish or carpenter shark, Pristis pristis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Lyreshead lizard, Lyriocephalus scutatus, and brown tree climber, Uranoscodon superciliosus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Snipe or trumpet fish, Macroramphosus scolopax, and Grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Green-veined white, small white, mountain
Green-veined white, Pieris napi, small white, Pieris rapae, mountain clouded yellow, Colias phicomone, and dark-veined white, Pieris bryoniae

Blue underwing, red underwing and dark crimson underwing
Blue underwing, Catocala fraxini, red underwing, Catocala nupta, and dark crimson underwing, Catocala sponsa. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Old World swallowtail and southern swallowtail
Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon, and alexanor or southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

French actress Madame Marie Dorval in Agnes de Meranie, 1846
French actress Madame Marie Dorval in Agnes de Meranie by Hippolyte Lazerges, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1846

French actor Bocage as Philippe Auguste in
French actor Bocage or Pierre-Martinien Tousez as Philippe Auguste in Agnes de Maranie by Hippolyte Lazerges, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1846

Hippolyte Lucas, French writer and critic
Hippolyte Lucas (1807-1878), French writer and critic. He wrote mainly plays and opera libretti. Date: circa 1860s

Head of a Child
A portrait sketch of a young girl's head, she is staring blankly to the left. Date: circa 1920

Baby
A portrait oil painting of a young baby, asleep with a dummy in her mouth, she is resting against a soft green surface. Date: circa 1920

Tendresse
This portrait painting coveys a feeling of tenderness between two figures, one of which holds her hand on the other's shoulder. Date: circa 1918

The First Doll
A painting portraying a young girl, looking down at her first doll, with blushing cheeks, other toys are strewn across the floor. Date: circa 1917

Consoling
An intimate portrait illustration featuring a mother gently consoling her upset young daughter whose arms are clung to her neck. Date: circa 1916

Jennie Fille
A portrait sketch of a young girl named Jennie Fille, looking directly towards the artist with wide eyes. Date: circa 1915

Portrait of a Child
A portrait sketch of a young girl, looking fairly serious, with mussed hair. Date: circa 1915

Joseph Bellange Artist 1800 1866 Louis Hippolyte
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Baraduc 60 Mins Paranormal Photography 15 October
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BARADUC - 20 MINS AFTER
French researcher Hippolyte Baraduc photographs his wife Nadine 20 minutes after her death, and has perhaps succeeded in photographing her departing soul Date: 15 October 1907

European spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas. Aliusta comune. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Butterfly collector tools, 19th century. Butterfly net, raquet nets, pincers, pins, etc. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons

Two-tailed pasha, Charaxes jasius 1 and purple emperor, Apatura iris 2, and tulip. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons

Cabbage white, black-veined white, orange
Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae 1, 2, black-veined white, Aporia crataegi 3, orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines 4 and Provence orange tip, Anthocharis euphenoides 5

Women entomologists catching butterflies in a garden, mid 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons, Hippolyte and Polydor Pauquet

Butterfly collectors tools from the 18th century: aerial net on a cane 1, scissors with racquets 2, small preservative brush 6, and soft brush to remove dust 9

Light crimson underwing, old lady, drinker and yellow-tail
Light crimson underwing, Catocala promissa, old lady, Mormo maura, drinker, Euthrix potatoria, and yellow-tail, Euproctis similis

Giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri (Pavonia major). Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural History of European

Small emperor moth and tau emperor
Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, male and female, and tau emperor, Aglia tau. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte

Buff-tip, poplar lappet and lappet moth
Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Brown tiger moth, cream-spot tiger, ruby tiger
Brown tiger moth, Hyphoraia aulica, cream-spot tiger moth, Epicallia villica, ruby tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, and muslin moth, Diaphora mendica

Tiger moth, garden tiger and hebe tiger
Tiger moth, Atlantarctia tigrina, garden tiger moth, Arctia caja, and hebe tiger moth, Arctia festiva. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Scarlet tiger, clouded buff, wood tiger
Scarlet tiger moth, Callimorpha dominula, clouded buff, Diacrisia sannio, wood tiger, Parasemia plantaginis, and purple tiger, Rhyparia purpurata

Lime hawkmoth, eyed hawkmoth, and poplar hawkmoth
Lime hawkmoth, Mimas tiliae, eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, and poplar hawkmoth, Laothoe populi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Deaths Head hawkmoth and oak hawkmoth
Deaths Head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and oak hawkmoth, Marumba quercus. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Convolvulus hawkmoth and privet hawkmoth
Convolvulus hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli and privet hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Bedstraw, elephant and pine hawkmoths
Bedstraw hawkmoth or galium sphinx, Hyles gallii, elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor, and pine hawkmoth, Sphinx pinastri

Vine hawkmoth, Mediterranean hawkmoth
Vine hawkmoth, Hippotion celerio, Mediterranean hawkmoth, Hyles nicaea, and small elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila porcellus

Hawkmoth varieties
Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris fuciformis, narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris tityus, hummingbird hawkmoth, Macroglossum stellatarum, and willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina

Seathorn hawk-moth, dusky hawkmoth and spurge hawkmoth
Seathorn hawk-moth, Hyles hippophaes, dusky hawkmoth, Hyles vespertilio, and spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Oleander hawkmoth and hummingbird moth
Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii, and hummingbird moth or white-lined sphinx, Hyles lineata. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Satyrus arachne, Satyrus evias, spring ringlet, Erebia epistgyne (vulnerable), and marbled ringlet, Erebia montana goante

Scotch argus, large ringlet, autumn ringlet and Arran brown
Scotch argus, Erebia aethiops, large ringlet, Erebia euryale, autumn ringlet, Erebia neoridas (ventral), and Arran brown, Erebia ligea (ventral)

Blind ringlet, almond-eyed ringlet, Piedmont
Blind ringlet, Erebia pharte, almond-eyed ringlet, Erebia alberganus, Piedmont ringlet, Erebia meolans, and sooty ringlet, Erebia pluto

Marbled white butterflies
Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis, Melanargia clotho and western marbled white, Melanargia occitanica

Meadow brown, eudore variety, ringlet and speckled wood
Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina, eudore, Satyrus eudora, ringlet, Epinephele hyperanthus, and speckled wood, Pararge aegeria

Woodland brown, large brown wall and wall butterfly
Woodland brown, Lopinga achine, large brown wall, Lasiommata maera, and wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

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