Scarabaeus - J. H. Sulzer, 1776.
A beautiful picture of Scarabeaus genus, or scarab beetles, published in a 1776 German entomology book Abgekürtze Geschichte der Insecten by Johann Heinrich Sulzer (1735-1813).
About this illustration
This natural-history plate shows scarab beetles (Scarabaeus, Coleoptera) from J. H. Sulzer’s Abgekürzte Geschichte der Insecten (Winterthur, 1776), with hand-colored copperplate engravings by Johann Rudolf Schellenberg. It frames neatly as wall art and suits natural-history home decor.
Craft & finishOur scarab beetle natural-history art print is made on hand-processed paper, highlighted with subtle gold and sealed with beeswax for an authentic parchment feel. Please note that colors can look slightly different from screen to screen.
Find more prints like this in the Insects collection.
Scarabaeus (Scarab) Print - J. H. Sulzer, 1776.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
In case your print creases during the travel, as it usually does travel for some time, you can safely warm it up with a hair-dryer, and the wax will melt back right into it. You can also use a lighter, which is a much faster method, but be careful to keep the flame either above the paper or parallel to it (which means holding the paper vertically) so it doesn't smudge or even catch fire. The chance of the print actually creasing is very small, as they are rolled in bubble-wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. Also, be sure to keep the print out of the direct sunlight, as it can melt or fade.
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