Oriental Insects (Plate 42)
Oriental Insects — Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, Plate 42 (John Obadiah Westwood) — The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, Pl. 42 · J. O. Westwood · 1848.
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Where it works
A black-and-white paper kite butterfly with two death's-head hawkmoths around a stem of striped red-and-yellow orchids and broad green leaves, from Westwood's Cabinet, on a buff page. It suits a study, a hallway or a bedroom at 16×24 in a black frame, grouped with his plates 9 and 28.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- forest green, butter yellow, black, terracotta
- Mood
- dramatic, colorful
- Rooms
- bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library
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 natural wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.
