Jean Charles Baquoy

Anatomy of Animals - Etching - 1771

1771

Anatomy of Animals is an etching realized in 1771 by Jean Charles Baquoy. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabin...

Animal's Anatomy is an etching realized by Louis-Simon Lempereur in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...

Antique print of various rodent species; Aperea cuniculi species, Veld Ratte (Rodent, Rat species) - Carigueya (Opossum species) - Aguti (Agouti) - Cavia Cobaya - Cuniculi Inda Gesne...

Original antique print of mouse species / mice and other rodents. This engraved print originates from a very rare unknown Dutch work. The plates are similar to the plates in the famous German work: ‘Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch, published 1790-1830 in Weimar. This could be Dutch edition of this work (no references found), or a work that used the Bertuch plates. Published circa 1820. This engraving described in more detail: The print features six illustrations of various rodent-like animals. They are not all mice; they represent a range of rodent species, which can be inferred from their different physical characteristics: 1. The largest animal at the top left looks like a type of pika or a chinchilla due to its rounded ears and body shape. 2. The second illustration on the top right is a curled-up animal, which might be a dormouse based on its compact body and fur texture. 3. The animal at the center-right with prominent ears and elongated body could be a type of rat or a gerbil. 4. The creature in the middle left with large hind legs and long ears appears to be a jerboa, which is known for its distinctive jumping movement. 5. The bottom left animal resembles a vole...