Pauquet Collection

Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912651 Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a vice admiral or vice-amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A)

Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912657 Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes (matelot, costume d'abordage) French Navy, 1844

Uniform of a ship's captain, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912655 Uniform of a ship's captain, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a ship's captain, capitaine de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844)

Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844 (print)
5912652 Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, Eleve de premiere classe, 1844)

Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages
5912656 Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages, combats, L. Curmer, Paris, 1844

Admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912650 Admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of an admiral or amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Andre Castan from Eugene)

Uniform of a ship's ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912654 Uniform of a ship's ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a ship's ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844)

Green-veined white, small white, mountain
Green-veined white, Pieris napi, small white, Pieris rapae, mountain clouded yellow, Colias phicomone, and dark-veined white, Pieris bryoniae

Blue underwing, red underwing and dark crimson underwing
Blue underwing, Catocala fraxini, red underwing, Catocala nupta, and dark crimson underwing, Catocala sponsa. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Old World swallowtail and southern swallowtail
Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon, and alexanor or southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Uniform of a second mate, second maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Uniform of a ships captain, French Navy, 1844
Uniform of a ships captain, capitaine de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Louis from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Uniform of a ships ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Goyer from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Admiral in the French Navy, 1844
Uniform of an admiral or amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Andre Castan from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844
Uniform of a vice admiral or vice-amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Sailors in front of a decorated ships stern
Frontispiece illustration showing 18th and 19th century sailors in front of a decorated ships stern. Woodblock print by J

Butterfly collector tools, 19th century. Butterfly net, raquet nets, pincers, pins, etc. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons

Women entomologists catching butterflies in a garden, mid 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons, Hippolyte and Polydor Pauquet

Butterfly collectors tools from the 18th century: aerial net on a cane 1, scissors with racquets 2, small preservative brush 6, and soft brush to remove dust 9

Light crimson underwing, old lady, drinker and yellow-tail
Light crimson underwing, Catocala promissa, old lady, Mormo maura, drinker, Euthrix potatoria, and yellow-tail, Euproctis similis

Leopard moth, sallow kitten and prominent moths
Wood leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina, sallow kitten, Furcula furcula, iron prominent, Notodonta dromedarius, pebble prominent, Notodonta ziczac, and lesser swallow prominent, Pheosia gnoma

Giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri (Pavonia major). Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural History of European

Small emperor moth and tau emperor
Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, male and female, and tau emperor, Aglia tau. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte

Buff-tip, poplar lappet and lappet moth
Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Brown tiger moth, cream-spot tiger, ruby tiger
Brown tiger moth, Hyphoraia aulica, cream-spot tiger moth, Epicallia villica, ruby tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, and muslin moth, Diaphora mendica

Tiger moth, garden tiger and hebe tiger
Tiger moth, Atlantarctia tigrina, garden tiger moth, Arctia caja, and hebe tiger moth, Arctia festiva. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Scarlet tiger, clouded buff, wood tiger
Scarlet tiger moth, Callimorpha dominula, clouded buff, Diacrisia sannio, wood tiger, Parasemia plantaginis, and purple tiger, Rhyparia purpurata

Lime hawkmoth, eyed hawkmoth, and poplar hawkmoth
Lime hawkmoth, Mimas tiliae, eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, and poplar hawkmoth, Laothoe populi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Deaths Head hawkmoth and oak hawkmoth
Deaths Head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and oak hawkmoth, Marumba quercus. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Convolvulus hawkmoth and privet hawkmoth
Convolvulus hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli and privet hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Bedstraw, elephant and pine hawkmoths
Bedstraw hawkmoth or galium sphinx, Hyles gallii, elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor, and pine hawkmoth, Sphinx pinastri

Vine hawkmoth, Mediterranean hawkmoth
Vine hawkmoth, Hippotion celerio, Mediterranean hawkmoth, Hyles nicaea, and small elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila porcellus

Hawkmoth varieties
Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris fuciformis, narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris tityus, hummingbird hawkmoth, Macroglossum stellatarum, and willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina

Seathorn hawk-moth, dusky hawkmoth and spurge hawkmoth
Seathorn hawk-moth, Hyles hippophaes, dusky hawkmoth, Hyles vespertilio, and spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Oleander hawkmoth and hummingbird moth
Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii, and hummingbird moth or white-lined sphinx, Hyles lineata. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Satyrus arachne, Satyrus evias, spring ringlet, Erebia epistgyne (vulnerable), and marbled ringlet, Erebia montana goante

Scotch argus, large ringlet, autumn ringlet and Arran brown
Scotch argus, Erebia aethiops, large ringlet, Erebia euryale, autumn ringlet, Erebia neoridas (ventral), and Arran brown, Erebia ligea (ventral)

Blind ringlet, almond-eyed ringlet, Piedmont
Blind ringlet, Erebia pharte, almond-eyed ringlet, Erebia alberganus, Piedmont ringlet, Erebia meolans, and sooty ringlet, Erebia pluto

Marbled white butterflies
Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis, Melanargia clotho and western marbled white, Melanargia occitanica

Meadow brown, eudore variety, ringlet and speckled wood
Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina, eudore, Satyrus eudora, ringlet, Epinephele hyperanthus, and speckled wood, Pararge aegeria

Woodland brown, large brown wall and wall butterfly
Woodland brown, Lopinga achine, large brown wall, Lasiommata maera, and wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Black satyr, Norse grayling and grayling female
Black satyr, Satyrus actaea, Norse grayling, Oeneis norna, and grayling, Hipparchia semele, female. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Dryad, striped grayling and great sooty satyr
Dryad, Minois dryas, striped grayling, Hipparchia fidia, and great sooty satyr, Satyrus ferula. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Great banded grayling, hermit and eastern
Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe, hermit, Chazara briseis, and eastern rock grayling, Hipparchia syriaca butterfly. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Southern festoon, Spanish festoon, false apollo
Southern festoon, Zerynthia polyxena, Spanish festoon, Zerynthia rumina, false apollo, Archon apollinus, and eastern festoon, Allancastria cerisyi

Cardinal butterfly, Argynnis pandora, dorsal and ventral views. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural History

Silver-washed fritillary and Niobe fritillary
Silver-washed fritillary butterflies, Argynnis paphia and Argynnis paphia valezina, and Niobe fritillary, Argynnis niobe. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

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"Pauquet: A Kaleidoscope of Nature's Beauty and Naval Elegance" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Pauquet, where nature's delicate wonders intertwine with the grandeur of naval history. From the graceful fluttering wings of the Green-veined white and Small white butterflies to the majestic presence of the Mountain Blue underwing, Red underwing, and Dark crimson underwing species, Pauquet unveils a mesmerizing tapestry. Transported back to 1844, witness French Navy officers donning their distinguished uniforms. The second mate stands proud in his green attire while the second maitre exudes elegance in his regal outfit. The ships' captains command respect as they wear their meticulously crafted navy uniforms. Meanwhile, ensigns proudly display their rank through their distinctive attire. Marvel at the Old World Swallowtail and Southern Swallowtail butterflies as they gracefully dance amidst sailors gathered before a lavishly decorated ship stern. These seafarers embark on daring adventures across vast oceans, guided by skilled navigators like first mates who sport premier maitre uniforms. In this captivating era, even admirals and vice admirals are adorned with ornate insignias denoting their esteemed ranks within the French Navy hierarchy. Their presence commands attention as they lead fleets into battle or oversee maritime operations with unwavering authority. Delving deeper into entomology's rich history reveals butterfly collectors armed with specialized tools from the 19th century—gentle instruments designed to capture these ephemeral creatures without causing harm. Women entomologists defy societal norms as they venture into fields once reserved for men, passionately pursuing knowledge about these winged marvels. Pauquet encapsulates both nature's ethereal beauty and naval splendor—a harmonious blend that captivates hearts across time.