SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving hand-painted anchor And then at bottom left

And then at bottom left a tintype portrait of Sally taken many years later

holding onto his green saw still

and rust creeping in around the edges

Shorter: 7 1/4" l

and smudging to the graphite here and there

SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving hand-painted anchor And then at bottom leftThis is a hand colored Shaw and Nodder copper engraving of a Lepidopterine Mite. As I understand it, these mites specifically targets the tympanic membranes (ears) of owlet moths, invading and breed in the moth's ear. And only one ear of the moth, leaving the moth with one functional ear, allowing it to still hear and evade predators, and ensuring the host (and the mite) survives Amazing. And, as rendered here, it looks like a completely surreal,