English entomologist and illustrator (1791–1862)

John Curtis. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1850.

vii, 121 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.

John Curtis and the pioneering of pest control / [George Ordish].

An anemone (Anemone alba): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by Weddell, c. 1820, after J. Curtis.

A chickweed plant (Cerastium quaternellum) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Wild garlic plant (Allium ursinum) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Two fish and a cross-section of their gills. Etching by J. Curtis.

Dyer's greenweed plant (Genista tinctoria) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A grass (Arundo arenaria) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Crested hair grass (Koeleria cristata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A broomrape plant (Orobanche minor) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Clearweed (Pilea pubescens): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by Weddell, c. 1824, after J. Curtis.

Dyer's rocket plant (Reseda luteola) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.3 x 11.7 cm

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.1 x 11.8 cm

A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

1 print : etching, with watercolour and gum arabic ; platemark 20.1 x 11.7 cm

Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A moss with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

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John Curtis

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Images by John Curtis

Images featuring John Curtis

Works from the collections

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A moss with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

John Curtis. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1850.

John Curtis and the pioneering of pest control / [George Ordish].

John Curtis

Images from the collections

Images by John Curtis

Images featuring John Curtis

Works from the collections

A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A cat's-ear plant (Hypochaeris radicata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Spurge laurel plant (Daphne laureola) with an associated moth and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A moss with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

John Curtis. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1850.

John Curtis and the pioneering of pest control / [George Ordish].

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