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Set of 2 Antique Fish Prints - Ratfish - Sea Sturgeon
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Set of two original antique fish prints. Ratfish or rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa. Sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio 27, and underside 28.
These prints originate from 'Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Der Fische erster Theil, Volume 5' by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm. Published 1832. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758 – 1811) was a Protestant pastor and natural history writer, and the son of Christian Art Wilhelm, an art dealer and publisher in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.
These engravings are from the fish section of Wilhelm’s monumental 25 volume work on Natural History. Published from 1777 through to the 1800s, with a total of 1469 exquisite illustrations by the renowned engravers of Augsburg’s famous print empire, once known as the European Image Factory.
- Dimensions:Height: 4.34 in (11 cm)Width: 7.09 in (18 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
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- Date of Manufacture:1832
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning, some wear and soiling. Blank verso. Please study images carefully.
- Seller Location:Langweer, NL
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