Sir William Jardine
Beetles - Scarabs and Dung beetles, 1843
An original colour mixed-method engraving
6 x 4 in
15 x 10 cm
15 x 10 cm
NATHISp9162
Beetles: Sacred scarab (Ateuchus sacer) sacred in ancient Egypt with Dillwyn's dung beetle (Onthophagus Dillwynu), Giant Dung Digger (Phanaeus lancifer), Rainbow scarab (Phanaeus carnifex), and the Dumbledore (Geotrupes stercorarius). Sir...
Beetles: Sacred scarab (Ateuchus sacer) sacred in ancient Egypt with Dillwyn's dung beetle (Onthophagus Dillwynu), Giant Dung Digger (Phanaeus lancifer), Rainbow scarab (Phanaeus carnifex), and the Dumbledore (Geotrupes stercorarius).
Sir William Jardine was an eminent 19th century Scottish naturalist, ornithologist, publisher and owner of one of the finest and largest private collections of birds in Great Britain. He is best known for The Naturalist's Library, a monumental work published in parts between 1833-1845 with illustrations by the leading natural history artists (named lower left) and engraved by Jardine’s brother-in-law the eminent William Home Lizar (named lower right).
Sir William Jardine was an eminent 19th century Scottish naturalist, ornithologist, publisher and owner of one of the finest and largest private collections of birds in Great Britain. He is best known for The Naturalist's Library, a monumental work published in parts between 1833-1845 with illustrations by the leading natural history artists (named lower left) and engraved by Jardine’s brother-in-law the eminent William Home Lizar (named lower right).
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