Moths (Insecta Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A2 (420x594mm) Petrie is a consummate example

Petrie is a consummate example of Victorian zoological illustration at its finest

thick and thin strokes alternate like accents and rests

Wandsworth and Richmond upon Thames

as an artifact

their weathered fluting etched by centuries

Moths (Insecta Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A2 (420x594mm) Petrie is a consummate exampleInsecta Lepidoptera Heterocera Pl 028 by Frederick DuCane Godman introduces a Victorian vision of scientific beauty: a precise, quietly luminous study of moths rendered for scholars and collectors in 1879. Godman, an English naturalist and leading figure in 19th century entomology, helped popularize the eras passion for cataloging nature with scholarly rigor. Here, the Latin taxonomyInsecta Lepidoptera Heterocerasignals its subject matter: moths