The Torsk, The Blemoide, The Garter, The Plumier's Gudgeon, The Lancet, The Indian Bullhead
1788
The Torsk, The Blemoide, The Garter, The Plumier's Gudgeon, The Lancet, The Indian Bullhead BENARD (Jacques Renaud) Copper engraving, watermarked paper, circa 1788 Published by Panckoucke, Agasse, Paris Sheet dimensions: 30 x 22 cm Plate mark dimensions: 25.5 x 19.5 cm Plate no. 87 presenting 6 different fish species (The Torsk, The Blemoide, The Garter, The Plumier's Gudgeon, The Lancet, The Indian Bullhead). 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 Torsk, The Blemoide, The Garter, The Plumier's Gudgeon, The Lancet, The Indian Bullhead Copper engraving, ca 1788 Wide margins. Old coloring.
