Birdwing & Exotic Insects
Birdwing & Exotic Insects — Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, Plate 28 (John Obadiah Westwood) — The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, Pl. 28 · J. O. Westwood · 1848.
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Where it works
Westwood's plate 28: a golden birdwing, a dark moth with red and white patches and a blue-eyed owl moth, around a trailing stem of yellow orchids on buff. Bold and jewel-toned, it hangs in a living room, a dressing room or a hallway at 16×24 in a black frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- gold, butter yellow, navy, red
- Mood
- bold, colorful
- Rooms
- living 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. 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.
Details & materials
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About this design
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The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.















