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Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)
Lot 54

Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)

One hundred and fifty-eight medium- and small-sized moths, in seven columns. A wide range of families is represented, including the NOCTUIDAE, ARCTIIDAE, LASIOCAMPIDAE, LYMANTRIIDAE, GEOMETRIDAE, PYRALIDAE, SESIIDAE, etc.

Closed25 September 2008

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GBP 25,000

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Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)
One hundred and fifty-eight medium- and small-sized moths, in seven columns. A wide range of families is represented, including the NOCTUIDAE, ARCTIIDAE, LASIOCAMPIDAE, LYMANTRIIDAE, GEOMETRIDAE, PYRALIDAE, SESIIDAE, etc.
signed 'Ellis Rowan'
watercolour with bodycolour on green paper
22 x 15in. (55.8 x 38.1cm.)

Blanche (Bli) Ryan, the artist's sister, and thence by descent to Merlin Montagu Douglas Scott; Christie's London, 16 May 1995, lot 219.

Specialist note

The lower part of the central column consists of nine flame and pink geometrids (Eumelea); to their right, in column 5, are some emeralds (also Geometridae), and a variety of white moths, including some geometrids, are to their left, in column 3. Five dark yet brilliant, narrow-winged Euchromia (Arctiidae) are placed nearer the top of this same column.