Hymenoptera (Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A0 (841x1189mm) Petrie’s The Dollar or Butter

Petrie’s The Dollar or Butter Fish

interior vision of space

reflecting the city's commitment to preserving natural spaces

they were the dominant group in Illinois until the mid-18th century

her serene expression and graceful posture evoking a sense of purity and divine elegance

Hymenoptera (Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A0 (841x1189mm) Petrie’s The Dollar or ButterInsecta Hymenoptera Pl. 32 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a refined Victorian zoological illustration from the great age of natural history. Across a clean white ground, meticulously rendered bees, wasps, and their kin are arranged for study, their wings, antennae, and segmented bodies drawn with the precise clarity prized by 19thcentury scientists. The plate exemplifies the periods union of art and taxonomy: accurate enough to instruct, yet