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18th century Engravings of Fish by Marcus Bloch- A Pair

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18th Century Engravings of Fish by Marcus Bloch, A pair, circa 1780. A fine pair of prints of fish by Marcus Bloch with decoupage frame. Dimensions: 13 3/4 inches x 20 inches wide. Bloch issued folio and octavo prints and each specimen was engraved on a copper plate and then hand-colored with watercolors. The plates contain the names of each fish in several languages. Reference: At the age of 47, the German surgeon Marcus Elieser Bloch began to study the fishes of Germany, evidently as a hobby. "Chance gave me an occasion" Bloch remembered, "to apply myself to the study of fishes. Someone sent me a great Maräne, a species of salmon, from Lake Madui. I opened my Linnaeus to read what he said of it. But I saw, to my great astonishment that he had not known of this Maräne "This omission excited my curiosity..." Thus began a productive life of ichthyology. Bloch's 1782 volume, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische, is considered to be one of the most important in ichthyological literature, even two centuries after its publication. The beautiful hand-coloured illustrations below are from this publication. (American Museum of Natural History).

Creator:

Marcus Elieser Bloch (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Style:

Georgian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

Germany

Period:

18th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1780

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Great Condition.

Seller Location:

Downingtown, PA

Reference Number:

Seller: ny7381-uccx1stDibs: LU861010039461

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