The Argentine, The Polymne, The Gilded, The Spotted
1788
The Argentine, The Polymne, The Gilded, The Spotted BENARD (Jacques Renaud) Copper engraving, watermarked paper, circa 1788 Published by Panckoucke, Agasse, Paris Sheet dimension: 30 x 21.5 cm Plate mark dimension: 25.5 x 18.7 cm Plate No. 55 presenting 4 different fish species (The Argentine, The Polymne, The Gilded, The Spotted). This plate belongs to the collection « Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières par une société de gens de lettres, de savants et d'artistes : précédée d'un vocabulaire universel, servant de table pour tout l'ouvrage ... ». It appears in the section dedicated to fish in the chapter « Natural History » Very good condition, old coloring. Jacques Renaud Benard (1731-1794) is a French engraver, primarily renowned for having provided a significant number of plates to the Encyclopedia of Diderot and d'Alembert, starting from the fourth volume in 1754.
The Argentine, The Polymne, The Gilded, The Spotted Copper engraving, ca 1788. Wide margins, old coloring.
