Musée No:286.021 orange His painting of Josephine portrays

His painting of Josephine portrays her not as an Empress

“The Allegories" were painted working from scaffolding 40 feet in the air

He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University

He contributed to and published many works on entomology and ornithology and was an accomplished scientific illustrator

He became a central figure in the Aesthetic movement

Musée No:286.021 orange His painting of Josephine portraysEggs: 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