Bees, Wasps and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 25) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) Abbaye de Hautecombe

Abbaye de Hautecombe

and sunlit yellows—earthy slopes and forests set against a clear sky that gradates from pale to saturated tones

Ionian Sea - Part of the Mediterranean Sea

In the bottom right is the city of Peterborough

Bees, Wasps and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 25) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) Abbaye de HautecombeInsecta Hymenoptera Pl 25 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a refined Victorian zoological illustration from the great age of natural history. Created to illuminate the order Hymenoptera, it sets bees, wasps, and ants into a calm, systematic arrangement that balances scientific clarity with aesthetic grace. The plates measured compositions, crisp outlines, and carefully modulated tones capture the periods devotion to accurate observationan artistry