Musée No:286.018 yellow Fantin-Latour created imaginative lithographs inspired

Fantin-Latour created imaginative lithographs inspired by the music of some of the great classical composers

Artist: Watanabe Seitei

It was the outcome of 14 years' work and described 200 species

At the beginning of the 20th century international travel was very difficult for Japanese artists and no one is entirely sure how he managed it - one theory is that work he did for an export company in the 1870s may have provided him with the necessary contacts

Sadly the panels deteriorated because of the moisture from the stone – it is thought that this may have led to what happened next

Musée No:286.018 yellow Fantin-Latour created imaginative lithographs inspiredEggs: Great Britain Artist: William Hewitson Date: 1833 William Chapman Hewitson, (1806 1878), was a British naturalist. A wealthy collector, he was particularly devoted to beetles, butterflies and moths and, also, to birds' nests and eggs. His collection of butterflies, collected by him as well as purchased from travellers throughout the world, was one of the largest and most important of his time. He contributed to and published many works on