Tropical Fishes - Original Hand-Colored Engraving by Legrand - 19th Century
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Original hand-colored engraving of tropical fishes, from the Poissons section of Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle (Paris, mid-19th century). It shows the amphacanthe du Bresil (Amphacanthus corallinus) and the acanthure a pierreries (Acanthurus gemmatus), with anatomical details of teeth, fins and scales.
Original hand-colored engraving of tropical fishes, from the Poissons section of Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle (Paris, mid-19th century). It shows the amphacanthe du Bresil (Amphacanthus corallinus) and the acanthure a pierreries (Acanthurus gemmatus), with anatomical details of teeth, fins and scales.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Frank
Engraver: Legrand
Date: Mid-19th century
Source: Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle, Paris
Dimensions: 5.7 x 9.3 in (14.6 x 23.5 cm)
Condition: Good; paper somewhat yellowed and lightly worn along the left margin, as usual with a book leaf.
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Original hand-colored engraving of tropical fishes, from the Poissons section of Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle (Paris, mid-19th century). It shows the amphacanthe du Bresil (Amphacanthus corallinus) and the acanthure a pierreries (Acanthurus gemmatus), with anatomical details of teeth, fins and scales.