"An Old Butterfly" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Scenes de la Vie Privèe et Publique des Animaux
Artist: Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville
Artist bio: French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris|French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves
Artist role: Author|Illustrator
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1837–47
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 3/16 in. (26.2 × 18.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession year: 1959