The Lumpfish, The Toothed Shield, The Menu, The Potbelly, The Liparis

The Lumpfish, The Toothed Shield, The Menu, The Potbelly, The Liparis BENARD (Jacques Renaud) Copper engraving, watermarked paper, circa 1788 Published by Panckoucke, Agasse, Paris Sheet dimensions: 31.5 x 22 cm Plate mark dimensions: 25.5 x 19 cm Plate no. 20 presenting 5 different fish species (The Lumpfish, The Toothed Shield, The Menu, The Potbelly, The Liparis). 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 Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert, starting from the fourth volume in 1754.