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Papilio Erithonius from The Butterflies and Moths of America Part 1

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Public domain photograph of butterfly, insect, zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of moth, insect, zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.

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color lithographs ephemera lithographs planographic prints prints papilio erithonius papilio erithonius butterflies moths america part america part 19th century american american art high resolution flowers metropolitan museum of art
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1860
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Chromolithographs

Chromolithograph is printed by multiple applications of lithographic stones, each using a different color ink.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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http://www.metmuseum.org/
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color lithographs ephemera lithographs planographic prints prints papilio erithonius papilio erithonius butterflies moths america part america part 19th century american american art high resolution flowers metropolitan museum of art