The Empresses is a series of five glorious prints depicting carefully composed images of butterflies by Damien Hirst and published by HENI Editions. The prints are available to purchase on HENI from 28th January 2022 until 5pm UTC on Friday 4th February 2022.

The striking Empresses prints are constructed of beautiful images of red butterfly wings, which are intricately arranged with a filigree of red glitter to produce visually intoxicating kaleidoscope-like effects. The prints are named after five exceptionally influential female rulers: Nūr Jahān, Suiko, Wu Zetian, Theodora and Taytu Betul. Their character and stories are enhanced by the dominant red tone of the series, which deals with themes such as life, war, power, anger, love, joy and luck.

The edition does not come with a certificate of authenticity. Each work is individually numbered and hand signed by Damien Hirst on the label on the back.

Final edition numbers: 
H10-1 Wu Zetian 2853
H10-2 Nūr Jahān 3041
H10-3 Theodora 3315
H10-4 Suiko 3310
H10-5 Taytu Betul 2022

The exchange period for The Empress NFT Deed closed at 10am ET 5th February 2025. As such, it is no longer possible to exchange NFTs for physical artworks. You do, however, still own the NFT and can keep it in your wallet. The NFTs can still be traded. You can also join the HENI Discord server, where our community of art and NFT collectors come together to discuss and organise activities around different projects, including The Empress.

HENI estimates that the completion date for delivery of exchanged Empresses NFT Deeds™ will be within 4 months from the date of the exchange. Please note that the exact timing is subject to demand, production capacities and potential shipping delays. As soon as your order is ready to dispatch you will receive an email confirmation with the tracking information.

To ensure efficient delivery of our editions HENI ships exclusively through our trusted courier partners. Therefore, we are unable to facilitate in-person collection or organise independent shipping. 

The Empress editions are shipped from the UK and can be shipped internationally. The prices indicated are exclusive of VAT, delivery charges, insurance or any customs or import duties or local taxes that may be payable. For orders shipping to the UK, Standard Rate VAT will be applied and collected at the time of payment.

If your shipping address is outside the UK, you will be responsible for any customs or import duties and local taxes that may be payable. Where such duties or taxes are payable in respect of any works ordered, HENI does not collect and pay them on your behalf. You are responsible for paying any amounts due directly to the applicable customs authority. HENI is not able to offer any guidance on customs or import duties or local taxes, and we recommend that you contact your local customs office for details.

Should the need arise to change your delivery address, it is possible; however, if you choose to deliver to a different country than initially requested, this could impact the total value of your original order. Please contact customer care here to request a change of delivery address