Great Owl Moth
Great Owl Moth (Thysania pomponia) — Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge · J. Hübner · 1806.
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Where it works
The great owl moth from Hübner's 1806 Sammlung, its scalloped wings rippled in sepia and cream like watered silk, drawn large across a warm cream page. Subtle and tonal, it suits a bedroom, a study or a hallway with walnut at 16×24 in natural wood, beside the blue underside plate.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- sepia, cream, ochre
- Mood
- calm, sophisticated
- Rooms
- bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- her
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. Choose Full-bleed for the plate edge to edge in a slim black or natural wood frame, or the White-mat border for a classic gallery look. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
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About this design
The Madten promise
The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.













