Essai de papilloneries humaines (Ideas for Scenes with Butterflies Masquerading as Humans)
Bound volume of prints, in two suites, featuring 8 prints of butterflies acting like humans and 5 flower prints.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
c. 1748-56
Bound volume of etchings on laid paper
1921-6-402
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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