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Monarch Butterfly & Clamshell Orchid

Danaus plexippus

Monarch Butterfly & Clamshell Orchid (Danaus plexippus) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 88) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.

Size2:3 ratio
Frame
$59Unframed print · made to order

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Complete the setHangs well with these two
3 × $59 at 16 × 24 in, unframed = $177 → $159.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping
Giclée-printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper
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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 16×24 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, hallway or entryway

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. The label ground is its own mat: a slim black or dark wood frame, no extra mat.

Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.

Details & materials
• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
Shipping & returns
Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →
About this design
Monarch Butterfly & Clamshell Orchid (Danaus plexippus) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 88) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743. This is a restored public-domain natural-history plate, set on a soft cream ground with a typeset caption — a self-contained gallery print, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Animals Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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The Madten promise

Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.
Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.
Free worldwide shipping. Made & shipped from the facility nearest you — most orders arrive in 4–9 business days.
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The full-bleed edition

The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.

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