Monarch Butterfly & Clamshell Orchid
Monarch Butterfly & Clamshell Orchid (Danaus plexippus) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 88) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's monarch, bright orange veined in black, flies above an orchid growing on a log with long green leaves and small purple-and-gold flowers, on aged cream. Lively for a kids room, a sunroom or a bedroom at 18×24 in dark wood, with his Tiger Swallowtail and Hoptree.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- orange, forest green, purple, cream
- Mood
- vivid, playful
- Rooms
- bedroom, kids room
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. A slim black or dark wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
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.
