Red Admiral Collection

Red Admiral -Vanessa atalanta- in search of nectar on Common Boneset, Agueweed or Feverwort -Eupatorium-, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Red Admiral Butterfly-feeding upon Buddlia in garden. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1732 Red Admiral Butterfly - feeding upon Buddelia in garden. Lower Saxony, Germany. Vanessa atalanta Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) with open wings

Atlas moth and white witch moth. 1774 (engraving)
7233246 Atlas moth and white witch moth. 1774 (engraving) by Martinet, Francois Nicolas (1731-1800); Private Collection; (add.info.: Atlas moth, Attacus atlas (China) and white witch moth

Happy Pentecost (colour litho)
981968 Happy Pentecost (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy Pentecost. German greetings card.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho)
6003270 Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: A collector at work in New Guinea)

Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, peacock butterfly, Aglais io, and red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
FLO4670830 Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, peacock butterfly, Aglais io, and red admiral, Vanessa atalanta. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Vulcan - Red admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
FLO4562429 Vulcan - Red admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

The crinoid Lobele. Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz
FLO4596013 The crinoid Lobele. Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz 'Precious and illuminated collection of the most beautiful

Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on nectar from Hemp Agrimony, Oxfordshire, England, UK, September

Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012

Mother Nature (pen, ink and w / c on paper)
CH139963 Mother Nature (pen, ink and w/c on paper) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); 35.6x30.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Joseph Banks 1743-1820
3522992 Joseph Banks 1743-1820 by Gillray, James (1757-1815); (add.info.: Joseph Banks 1743-1820 British scientist who was part of James Cooks voyage to Australia. Dated 1795)

A woman holds a perfume flask, ancient Persia, 1928 (print)
7237135 A woman holds a perfume flask, ancient Persia, 1928 (print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: A woman holds a perfume flask as butterflies flutter around it)

The butterfly race. Butterfly hunting scene: a boy followed by his sister runs with a net trying to catch the insect
DUV4202184 The butterfly race. Butterfly hunting scene: a boy followed by his sister runs with a net trying to catch the insect. 1908 (chromolithograph) by Bigot-Valentin (fl)

The Little Thummy. A tiny little girl sitting on a water lily pulls by a butterfly
XEE4181533 The Little Thummy. A tiny little girl sitting on a water lily pulls by a butterfly. Tale by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

A Midsummer Nights Dream, scene from the play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (litho)
CHT167940 A Midsummer Nights Dream, scene from the play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (litho) by Berty, Maurice (1884-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

May (oil on panel)
CH378295 May (oil on panel) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Butterflies, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1922 (colour litho)
829057 Butterflies, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1922 (colour litho) by Barbier

The Royal Family: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and their two daughters, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth
657800 The Royal Family: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and their two daughters, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, (oil on canvas) by Harcourt

A Goldfish Bowl, Roses, Fruits and Nuts with Insects on a Stone Ledge, 1705 (oil on canvas)
6452841 A Goldfish Bowl, Roses, Fruits and Nuts with Insects on a Stone Ledge, 1705 (oil on canvas) by Roedig, Johan Christiaan (1751-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roedig)

The holy family with the butterfly and with st Elisabeth and st John the Baptist Painting by Pellegro Piola (1617-1640)
LRI4702878 The holy family with the butterfly and with st Elisabeth and st John the Baptist Painting by Pellegro Piola (1617-1640), 17th century Genes, Musei di Strada Nuova (inv n 110) by Piola

Batik skirt sarong for a woman of mixed descent (Javanese-European or Javanese-Chinese) (textile)
LIT389570 Batik skirt sarong for a woman of mixed descent (Javanese-European or Javanese-Chinese) (textile) by Indonesian School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor. 1800 (engraving)
7235363 Elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor.1800 (engraving) by Harris, Moses (1730-c.88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor)

Autumn Roses (pen, ink and w / c on paper)
CH139964 Autumn Roses (pen, ink and w/c on paper) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); 38.4x28.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

"Had to chase his butterflies with a crown upon his head"illustration from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
7214619 " Had to chase his butterflies with a crown upon his head" illustration from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 1922 by Lofting

Child dressed as a butterfly (b / w photo)
3094425 Child dressed as a butterfly (b/w photo) by Manuel, Henri (1874-1947) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child dressed as a butterfly)

The Bag - The Wallet (Collection 1, Livre 1, fable 7) - engraving from "A Hundred Fables of La
XEE4161812 The Bag - The Wallet (Collection 1, Livre 1, fable 7) - engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

Frontispeice in Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1925 (colour litho)
829012 Frontispeice in Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1925 (colour litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Designs for wallpaper border with Stag Beetles and Mushrooms, andWood Sorrel flower with Butterflies
5055678 Designs for wallpaper border with Stag Beetles and Mushrooms, andWood Sorrel flower with Butterflies, and an Enamel Panel with Swans, Iris and Waterlillies

Illustration for Fetes Galantes, 1928 (colour litho)
617999 Illustration for Fetes Galantes, 1928 (colour litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fetes Galantes by Paul Verlaine, published Paris)

A Safavid dynasty lacquer bookcover depicting a parrot perching on the branch of an apple blossom (one of a pair), c
1196737 A Safavid dynasty lacquer bookcover depicting a parrot perching on the branch of an apple blossom (one of a pair), c.1659-1660 (lacquer bookcover, painted in colours and gold) by Abbasi

"Bouquet de fleurs"(Flowers) Sont aussi representes un nid avec des oeufs et des insectes (dont papillon)
FIA5338093 " Bouquet de fleurs" (Flowers) Sont aussi representes un nid avec des oeufs et des insectes (dont papillon, mouche)

The processional Bombyce, its caterpillar, the Marten Bombyce, the Murier Bombyce, the Silk Worm, its hull
JEB4830225 The processional Bombyce, its caterpillar, the Marten Bombyce, the Murier Bombyce, the Silk Worm, its hull, its chrysalide.in " Fauna of the Doctors or history of animals

How Our Boys spent their Holidays (engraving)
1047585 How Our Boys spent their Holidays (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Our Boys spent their Holidays)

Ms 343. Caesar, Opera, f. 1r. Illuminated initial [G] in gold with white vine-stem decoration with a small butterfly
5979387 Ms 343. Caesar, Opera, f.1r. Illuminated initial [G] in gold with white vine-stem decoration with a small butterfly above, inhabited by a putto playing a horn

Jungle Chat c1930 (gouache on paper)
7243608 Jungle Chat c1930 (gouache on paper) by Hunter, Edmund (1866-1937); Private Collection; Edmund & Alec Hunter Collection

Giant sphinx, Rothschildia aurota, Luna moth. 1774 (engraving)
7233245 Giant sphinx, Rothschildia aurota, Luna moth. 1774 (engraving) by Martinet, Francois Nicolas (1731-1800); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giant sphinx, Cocytius antaeus 1, larva 2, pupa 3)

Apple blossom (colour litho)
7157310 Apple blossom (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apple blossom. Illustration from The Illustrated London Almanack)

On the Water - Morning (colour litho)
7157281 On the Water - Morning (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Water - Morning)

Fancy Portrait, "I d be a butterfly"(engraving)
7178081 Fancy Portrait, " I d be a butterfly" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fancy Portrait)

Fruit on a Draped Ledge with a Red Admiral (oil on canvas)
6448741 Fruit on a Draped Ledge with a Red Admiral (oil on canvas) by Ladell, Edward (1821-86); Private Collection

Girls picking flowers and apples (colour litho)
7201305 Girls picking flowers and apples (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls picking flowers and apples)

L enfant et la Fortune. Peinture de Pierre Bouillon (1776 - 1831), 19eme siecle. Huile sur toile. Dim : 1, 39 X 1, 70m
FIA5354348 L enfant et la Fortune. Peinture de Pierre Bouillon (1776 - 1831), 19eme siecle. Huile sur toile. Dim : 1, 39 X 1, 70m

Le chariot d Apollon. Peinture de Odilon Redon (1840-1916), huile sur toile, vers 1912
FIA5377824 Le chariot d Apollon. Peinture de Odilon Redon (1840-1916), huile sur toile, vers 1912. Art francais, 20e siecle, symbolisme, nabis. Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA)

"Fruits"Nature morte de peches, raisins, poires et grenades avec des papillons et une guepe
FIA5363886 " Fruits" Nature morte de peches, raisins, poires et grenades avec des papillons et une guepe. Peinture de Jean Francois van Dael (1764-1840) 1808 Musee Pouchkine

"Portrait des deux enfants Gerbin contemplant un papillon"Peinture de Pavel Fedotov (1815-1852)
FIA5332633 " Portrait des deux enfants Gerbin contemplant un papillon" Peinture de Pavel Fedotov (1815-1852) 1851 environ State Russian Museum, Saint Petersbourg by Fedotov

Rosa Centifola (coloured engraving)
6619383 Rosa Centifola (coloured engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabbage rose by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840))

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The Red Admiral butterfly, scientifically known as Vanessa atalanta, is a stunning creature with its wings spread wide open. Its vibrant red coloration and intricate patterns make it a true marvel of nature. This particular species can be found in Lower Saxony, Germany, gracefully feeding upon Buddlia in gardens. It also seeks nectar on Common Boneset or Feverwort in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. In New Guinea, collectors are captivated by the beauty of these butterflies and diligently work to preserve their essence through colorful lithographs. The red admiral's scientific name is mentioned again - Vanessa atalanta - emphasizing its significance among butterfly enthusiasts. These magnificent creatures can also be spotted in Oxfordshire where they feed on nectar from Hemp Agrimony. In Dorset, UK during October 2012, a Red Admiral Butterfly perches delicately on Michaelmas daisy flowers creating an enchanting scene. Art lovers may find themselves drawn to various pieces inspired by the Red Admiral's elegance and grace. A Famille Rose Erotic Subject Plate from the Yongzheng-early Qianlong period showcases delicate ceramic craftsmanship while "The Fall of the Damned" depicts an oil painting that captures the ethereal beauty of these butterflies. Nature itself becomes an artist when depicting this captivating species; "Mother Nature" creates masterpieces using pen, ink, and watercolor on paper to celebrate their existence. Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a renowned botanist and naturalist who greatly contributed to our understanding of biodiversity mentions them too - highlighting their importance within scientific circles. Even ancient Persia recognized the allure of these creatures as depicted by a woman holding a perfume flask in a print from 1928. The Red Admiral butterfly truly transcends time and cultures with its timeless beauty.