The Age of Consent

Vladimir Nabokov and butterflies

Nigel Bruce

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Vladimir Nabokov and butterflies
Nabokov circa 1975 in Switzerland. Photo: Horst Tappe/Hulton Archive/Getty
Spitsweg-Nabokov
Carl Spitzweg: "Der Schmetterlingsfänger" (circa 1840), Museum Wiesbaden

This portrait above of Nabokov is by German painter Carl Spitzweg. Below is a more standard portrait photo.

Vladimir-Nabokov

For Nabokov as Sirin, here