SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving old vice and has a bit of

and has a bit of a sheen to it

There is some sparkle to the snow from paint or a clear coat with some white flakes suspended in it like glitter

Drawing size (visible) is 6 7/8" x 4 5/8"

with the white looking perhaps to be tempera paint

SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving old vice and has a bit ofThis 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,