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he was admitted into the Royal Academy aged just 15

He is thought to have created thousands of designs and artworks and has served as an inspiration for even more

He gained success with his large and exuberant works of floral still lifes and landscapes

Segovia is a beautiful old city around 50 miles north west of Madrid

Musée No:286.019 olive he was admitted into theEggs: 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