Johann Christiaan Sepp Beschouwing der wonderen Gods 1762

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Swallow Tail Moth SEP166 $95 Sale Price: $55	Clifden Nonpareil Moth SEP119 3 prints, click on image to see all 3 $~~105~~ Sale Price: SOLD	Moth SEP168 $85 Sale Price: $45


Poplar Hawkmoth SEP123 $85 Sale Price: $45	Fritillary Butterfly SEP114 $85 Sale Price: $45	Poplar Hawkmoth SEP125 $85 Sale Price: $45


Peacock Moth, 2 prints, click on image to see both SEP132 ~~$105~~ Sale Price: $65	Pine Tree Lappet Moths SEP134 $85 Sale Price: $45	Giant Peacock Moth SEP138 ~~$95~~ Sale Price: $55


Copper Butterfly SEP112 $85 Sale Price: $45	Black Arches Moth SEP171 $85 Sale Price: $45	Meadow Brook Butterfly SEP148 $85 Sale Price: $45


Meadow Brook Butterfly SEP148 $85 Sale Price: $45	Tau Emperor Moth, 2 prints, click on image to see both SEP152 $~~105~~ Sale Price: $65	Skipper Butterfly, Large White, Pond Habitat SEP150 $85 Sale Price: $45


Oak Eggar Moth, 2 prints click on image to see both SEP156 $~~105~~ Sale Price: $65	Lobster Moth, 2 prints SEP157 & SEP158 $~~105~~ Sale Price: $65	Lobster Moth, 2 prints SEP157 & SEP158 $~~105~~ Sale Price: $65


Brindle Beauty Moth, 2 prints SEP159, SEP160 ~~$95~~ Sale Price: $55	Brindle Beauty Moth, 2 prints SEP159, SEP160 ~~$95~~ Sale Price: $55	Hawk Moth SEP161 $85 Sale Price: $45


Moth SEP165 $85 Sale Price: $45	Geometrician Moth SEP151 ~~$85~~ Sale Price: $45	Moth SEP167 $85 Sale Price: $45


Moth SEP168 $85 Sale Price: $45	Moth, 2 prints, click on image to see both SEP169 $95 Sale Price: $55	Black Arches Moth SEP171 $85 Sale Price: $45


Moth SEP172 $85 Sale Price: $45	Moth SEP173 $85 Sale Price: $45	Moth SEP174 $85 Sale Price: SOLD


Moth, 2 parints, click on image to see both SEP175 $85 Sale Price: $45	Moth SEP177 $85 Sale Price: $45	Moth SEP178 $85 Sale Price: $45


Moth SEP180 $85 Sale Price: $45	Large Emerald Moth SEP181 $95 Sale Price: $55	Moth SEP183 $85 Sale Price: $45

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We are delighted to present these exceptionally rare butterfly & moth prints from Johann Christiaan Sepp’s “Beschouwing der wonderen Gods, in de minst geachte schepzelen” 1762-1836. It is considered one of the finest works on butterflies ever published, according to Nissen. The engravings are the pinnacle of entomological illustration & the only prints we know of that reveal further detail when inspected under the magnifying glass. The quality of the engravings and hand coloring is so precise & intricate it is difficult to imagine the skill required to create these works of art.

Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739-1811) was part of a dynasty of collectors, publishers & print dealers founded by his father Christian Sepp (c. 1700-1775), in Goslar, Germany. Christian established himself in Amsterdam after the birth of his eldest son as an engraver of maps. He was an avid collector of butterflies & insects, which proved a valuable resource for his many natural history publications. Christian’s son, Jan Christiaan Sepp joined his father's business and succeeded him on his death. The Sepp publishing house produced some of the finest Dutch natural history colour-plate books of the 18th &19th centuries. Three more generations of Sepps continued the business until 1868 and the publication of beautiful works on butterflies & moths continued well into the 1900s.

All the engravings we are offering are from the five early volumes dated 1762-1836. They are all ORIGINAL hand colored stipple engravings on fine watermarked chain lined paper. The condition is excellent with each print measuring about 7 inches by 9 inches, though on some the paper is a little larger, with the image size always the same. The original descriptive text & a copy of the highly decorative title page come with each print. We have grouped prints that show host plants and different stages of the life cycle. The photos do not do justice to the color and incredible detail of these prints. All our prints are authentic hand colored antique prints, and these are about 250 years old.