Metamorphosis Collection (page 3)

Saxon, shears, marsh dagger, brown-spot pinion, white-line
Saxon moth, Hyppa rectilinea 1, shears moth, Hada plebeja 2, 3, marsh dagger, Acronicta strigosa 4, brown-spot pinion, Agrochola litura 5, white-line dart, Euxoa nigrofusca 6, Opigena polygona 7

Grey shoulder knot, flounced chestnut and conformist
Grey shoulder knot, Lithophane ornitopus 1, 2, flounced chestnut, Agrochola helvola 3-5, conformist, Lithophane furcifera 6-9

Dusky sallow, ear moth and common rustic
Dusky sallow, Eremobia ochroleuca 1, 4, Cynaeda dentalis 2, 3, ear moth, Amphipoea oculea 5, 6, and common rustic, Mesapamea secalis 7

Pine beauty and latin moth
Pine beauty, Panolis flammea 1-6, and latin moth, Callopistria juventina 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Barred sallow and clay moth
Barred sallow, Tileacea aurago 1-4, and clay moth, Mythimna ferrago 5, 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Flounced chestnut, dotted chestnut, brown-line bright-eye
Flounced chestnut, Agrochola helvola 1, 2, dotted chestnut, Conistra rubiginea 3, 4, brown-line bright-eye, Mythimna conigera 5, and treble lines, Charanyca trigrammica 6

Red-headed chestnut, toadflax brocade and grey shoulder knot
Red-headed chestnut, Conistra erythrocephala 1-4, toadflax brocade, Calophasia lunula 5 and grey shoulder knot, Lithophane ornitopus 6

Burren green, sallow, angle-striped sallow and double
Burren green, Calamia tridens 1, sallow, Xanthia icteritia 2, angle-striped sallow, Enargia paleacea 3, 4, and double line, Mythimna turca 5, 6

Pine tree lappet, Dendrolimus pini, male, female, larvae, pupa, chyrsalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in

Trichosea ludifica, Rhyacia lucipeta and Lamprosticta culta
Trichosea ludifica 1, 2, southern rustic, Rhyacia lucipeta 3, and Lamprosticta culta 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Merveille du jour, scarce merveille du jour
Merveille du jour, Dichonia aprilina 1-4, scarce merveille du jour, Moma alpium 5-7, and marbled green, Cryphia muralis 8

Coronet, marbled coronet, varied coronet and green
Coronet moth, Craniophora ligustri 1-4, marbled coronet, Hadena confusa 5, varied coronet, Hadena compta 6, and green arches, Anaplectoides prasina 7

Sweet gale moth, scarce dagger and knot grass moth
Sweet gale moth, Acronicta euphorbiae 1-5, scarce dagger, Acronicta auricoma 6, and knot grass moth, Acronicta rumicis 7-9

Scarce dagger, sycamore, nutmeg and varied coronet moths
Scarce dagger, Acronicta auricoma 1-3, sycamore moth, Acronicta aceris, nutmeg moth 4, 5, Hadula trifolii 6 and varied coronet, Hadena compta 7

Grey dagger and dark dagger moths
Grey dagger, Acronicta psi 1-4, and dark dagger, Acronicta tridens 5-8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen

Wormwood moth, alder moth and Cucullia tanaceti
Wormwood moth, Cucullia absinthii 1-3, alder moth, Acronicta alni 4-6, and Cucullia tanaceti 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Gold spangle and other moths
Gold spangle, Autographa bractea 1, 2, Euchalcia modestoides 3, 4, Lamprotes c-aureum 5 and Panchrysia deaurata 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Grey chi and sycamore moth
Grey chi, Antitype chi 1 and sycamore moth, Acronicta aceris 2-7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach

Scarce silver Y, plain golden Y and gold spot
Scarce silver Y, Syngrapha interrogationis 1, 2, plain golden Y, Autographa jota 3-5, gold spot, Plusia festucae 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Frosted orange moth and angle shades
Frosted orange moth, Gortyna flavago 1, 2, and angle shades, Phlogophora meticulosa 3-7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Drinker moth, Euthrix potatoria, male, female, larva, pupae. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach

Burnished brass and green silver-spangled shark moths
Burnished brass moth, Diachrysia chrysitis 1-5, and green silver-spangled shark, Cucullia argentea 6-9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

Old lady, eastern alchymist, etc
Old lady or black underwing, Mormo maura 1, eastern alchymist, Aedia leucomelas 2, and Dypterygia scabriuscula 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Spotted clover, Guernsey underwing, straw underwing, etc
Spotted clover, Schinia scutosa 1, 2, Epilecta linogrisea 3, Guernsey underwing, Polyphaenis sericata 4, and straw underwing, Thalpophila matura 5, 6

Catocala hymenaea, Amerila puella and Isturgia famula
Catocala hymenaea 1, Amerila puella 2, 3, and Isturgia famula moths 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen

Catocala conversa, Catocala nymphaea and oak yellow
Catocala conversa 1-3, Catocala nymphaea 4, and oak yellow underwing, Catocala nymphagoga 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Sweetfern underwing and oak yellow underwing
Sweetfern underwing, Catocala antinympha 1-3, Catocala nymphaea 4, and oak yellow underwing, Catocala nymphagoga 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann

Lunar yellow underwing and Langmaids yellow underwing
Lunar yellow underwing, Noctua orbona 1, and lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing or Langmaids yellow underwing, Noctua janthina 2-5

Broad-bordered yellow underwing, Noctua fimbriata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Clifden nonpareil, Catocala fraxini
Blue underwing moth or Clifden nonpareil, Catocala fraxini. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

Large yellow underwing, Noctua pronuba, and varieties. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Catocala coniuncta and Apopestes spectrum moths
Underwing moth, Catocala coniuncta 1, 2, and Apopestes spectrum 3, 4. Noctua coniuncta, Noctua spectrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

Odonestis pruni moth, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, male and female. Pavonia major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johan Georg Sturm, from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach

Cupid presenting the colours before the King. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer

Cacao or cocoa tree and fruit, Theobroma cacao. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by P. Sluyter after an illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam

Metamorphosis of a silkworm, from young caterpillar, shedding skin, spinning silk cocoon, chrysalis stage, and emergence as moth

Metamorphosis of honey bees, honeycomb, queens, drones and chain of worker bees. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Comic Christmas card, Apollo and Daphne, designed by Robert Dudley. Date: circa 1880s

MAN TURNS INTO TREE
A man turns into a cypress tree

Young cat (humanised) torn between Good and Evil
A young (humanised) cat, torn between Good and Evil, represented by a cat angel and a cat devil. The setting appears to be a rooftop with smoking chimney pots. Date: circa 1840

Leda and Swan, fragment of sculpture from Anhas, Morocco. 3rd century. Coptic art. Relief. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Coptic Museum

Peacock Butterfly
Metamorphosis of the PEACOCK butterfly (Vanessa Io.)

The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray
The Prince Charming who became a Monster, The Wooing of La Belle, by Felix de Gray. 1926

Caterpillars & pupa, Margaret Fountaine
Page 11 from bound volume. Watercolour and ink on paper, 1909 by Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine (1862-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1909

Mucuna with insects in different life stages
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? WW1
Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? A German couple and their daughter go for an innocent country walk, but gradually metamorphose into a concrete platform, a camera and a telephone! Date: 1915

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