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Set of 2 Antique Fish Prints - Viviparus - Oyster Toadfish - Tusk Fish

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Set of two original antique fish prints. Viviparous blenny, Zoarces viviparus 104, shanny, Lipophrys pholis 105, tompot blenny, Parablennius gattorugine 107, and Indian humphead, Kurtus indicus 108. Ling, Molva molva 99, burbot, Lota lota 100, oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau 101,102, and tusk fish, Brosme brosme 103. 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: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1832
  • Condition:
    General age-related toning, some wear and soiling. Blank verso. Please study images carefully.
  • Seller Location:
    Langweer, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BG-13292-1-23 & BG-13292-1-241stDibs: LU3054331289222
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