Subject: Prints - Fish
Period: 1782 (circa)
Publication: Allgemeine Natur-geschichte der Fische
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.6 x 8.3 inches
37.1 x 21.1 cm
Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist who is best known for his encyclopedic work in ichthyology. Bloch published Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische between 1782 and 1795, which was a 12-volume comprehensive work on fishes. The work was superbly illustrated with specimen from all over the world, and is considered the most beautiful book on fishes ever published. This lovely engraving of a Blue Bream was drawn by Johan Friedrich August Kruger and engraved by J. G. Schmidt.
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Condition: A
Original color on watermarked paper with minor toning along sheet edges.
