Bee Print Style:White fine linework and delicate printed

fine linework and delicate printed detail

With its bands of colour

warm blush tones and carefully rendered leaves

it has the curiosity of a natural history plate but also the colour and rhythm of something wonderfully ornamental

It has all the character of a vintage cartographic plate

Bee Print Style:White fine linework and delicate printedBee illustrations have a warmth and quiet industry about them, and that is what gives this antique print its particular charm. With two bumblebees flanking and appearing to hold up a sculptural cluster of honeycomb, the composition feels both curious and decorative, balancing the precision of nineteenth century natural history with a more playful, characterful sense of design. A lovely choice for anyone drawn to antique bee prints, vintage entomology