Booktryst takes note of the auction of Les Papillons Métamorphoses Terrestres de Peuples de l'Air, published in 1852 and illustrated by Amédée Varin, depicts humans as butterflies within natural settings.
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The thirty-five hand-colored engraved plates Varin created for Les Papillons Métamorphoses Terrestres de Peuples de l'Air are quite spectacular, delicately searing themselves into memory. Charming, lovely, enchanting and utterly delightful they endure as one of the most pleasing color-plate suites ever published, tout sweet. Popular when originally published, the images remain so and have been reproduced as posters, greeting cards, etc.
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