TWELVE STUDIES OF BUTTERFLIES ON MICA
Possibly Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, late 19th - early 20th century

Opaque pigments on mica (acetate), comprising twelve vertical compositions of different butterfly species, all depicted in very colourful and vibrant tones in their natural habitat, pasted on board, the single study 14cm x 9cm, the board 53.8cm x 40.5cm.