Her images are amazing and so is her story. She needs to be presented to the world, but after searching for more information about her, I was sorry to read that she died with little riches - her works are worth so much today including some books being sold for over $600. ( I was hoping to see online what she did for the tsar, but did not find much)
My favorite story is when she traveled all the way to South America on her own - maybe with her daughter. While there one day, She discovered hundreds of blue moths flying overhead and was transported!
Thank you for revealing the story of this extraordinary woman. Her illustrations are stunning in their beauty and accuracy.
It’s funny to think the connection between caterpillars and butterflies was unknown at the time. This was one of the first forays into biology by 1st graders of my era. Collecting caterpillars, feeding them until they became a chrysalis then watching for the moment the butterfly emerged. Who knew we owed it to this extraordinary woman
Her images are amazing and so is her story. She needs to be presented to the world, but after searching for more information about her, I was sorry to read that she died with little riches - her works are worth so much today including some books being sold for over $600. ( I was hoping to see online what she did for the tsar, but did not find much)
My favorite story is when she traveled all the way to South America on her own - maybe with her daughter. While there one day, She discovered hundreds of blue moths flying overhead and was transported!
Thank you for revealing the story of this extraordinary woman. Her illustrations are stunning in their beauty and accuracy.
It’s funny to think the connection between caterpillars and butterflies was unknown at the time. This was one of the first forays into biology by 1st graders of my era. Collecting caterpillars, feeding them until they became a chrysalis then watching for the moment the butterfly emerged. Who knew we owed it to this extraordinary woman