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Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)
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Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)

White butterflies: sixty-two butterflies, in five columns, representing five families: PIERIDAE (Appias 17-22, 36-43; Delias 23,24), LYCAENIDAE (47-50; Pithecops dionisius 1,2; Prosotas 3,4; Nacaduba 5-8; Danis 51,52; Danis perpheres 55,56; Hypolycaena phorbas 53,54); RIODINIDAE (Dicallaneura 15,16, 57,58), HESPERIIDAE (9-14; Allora doleschalli 59,60; Hasora 61,62), NYMPHALIDAE subfamily NYMPHALINAE (Precis 27; Precis erigone 44-46), NYMPHALIDAE subfamily LIMENITINAE (Cyrestis acilia 25,26), and NYMPHALIDAE subfamily CHARAXINAE (Prothoe australis 28-35) Sixty-six Lepidoptera, in five columns, including butterflies belonging to the PIERIDAE (19-28; 53-56; Appias albina 41,42, 45,46; Eurema candida 49,50), LYCAENIDAE (57-64) and NYMPHALIDAE subfamily LIMENITINAE (Cyrestis achates 47,48), together with many moths mostly belonging to the GEOMETRIDAE (e.g. 1,2; 9-12; 29-40; 43,44, 51,52) and PYRALIDAE (e.g. 15.16)

已結束2012年10月9日

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GBP 7,500

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Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)
White butterflies: sixty-two butterflies, in five columns, representing five families: PIERIDAE (Appias 17-22, 36-43; Delias 23,24), LYCAENIDAE (47-50; Pithecops dionisius 1,2; Prosotas 3,4; Nacaduba 5-8; Danis 51,52; Danis perpheres 55,56; Hypolycaena phorbas 53,54); RIODINIDAE (Dicallaneura 15,16, 57,58), HESPERIIDAE (9-14; Allora doleschalli 59,60; Hasora 61,62), NYMPHALIDAE subfamily NYMPHALINAE (Precis 27; Precis erigone 44-46), NYMPHALIDAE subfamily LIMENITINAE (Cyrestis acilia 25,26), and NYMPHALIDAE subfamily CHARAXINAE (Prothoe australis 28-35)

Sixty-six Lepidoptera, in five columns, including butterflies belonging to the PIERIDAE (19-28; 53-56; Appias albina 41,42, 45,46; Eurema candida 49,50), LYCAENIDAE (57-64) and NYMPHALIDAE subfamily LIMENITINAE (Cyrestis achates 47,48), together with many moths mostly belonging to the GEOMETRIDAE (e.g. 1,2; 9-12; 29-40; 43,44, 51,52) and PYRALIDAE (e.g. 15.16)
the two sheets signed 'Ellis Rowan'
watercolour with bodycolour on grey paper
22 1/8 x 15in. (56.2 x 38.1cm.) (2)

Blanche (Bli) Ryan, the artist's sister, and thence by descent to Merlin Montagu Douglas Scott; Christie's London, 16 May 1995, lot 207.

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Prothoe australis, although very variable, is not considered common, and it is notable that Rowan painted so many images of it.