The Butterflies
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The Butterflies

TitleThe Butterflies
ArtistAugust Allebé
Date1871 19th century
Classificationpainting by August Allebé
Holding institutionWikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Credit lineImage via Wikimedia Commons.
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Entomological plates

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“The Butterflies” is a work by August Allebé, dated 1871. It is classified as painting by august allebé. In this archive it sits within the entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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