Marcus Bloch
Bimaculated Silure (Catfish) by Marcus Bloch c. 1796 Hand Colored Fish Print
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Marcus Bloch: The Bimaculated Silure (aka Two Spot Glass Catfish (Silurus bimaculatus) - Plate 364 (CCCLXIV)
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving from Allegemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische…and…Ichthyologie Ou Histoire Naturelle General et Particulaire des Poissons. [Icthyology or Natural History General and Particular the Fish]
Published 1782-1797 with 432 engravings.
Print is a copper plate engraving and hand-colored in watercolors. Names of fish are provided in several languages. Bloch was a physician who later in life collected German specimens and corresponded with like-minded naturalists elsewhere to gather additional specimens. One of the very first studies of fish published his collection is still considered remarkable.
Note at the bottom in German: Struck at the expense of the Banker Mr. Bernhard Friedlander.
This original is printed on oblong folio laid paper. Chain line is evident. Print has strong plate marks. Print is in excellent condition with some age toning.
Overall it is a wonderful example of 18th Century naturalist illustrations and quite suitable for display.
Sheet measures 10 7/8" H by 16 7/8" W
Plate mark measures 7 7/8" H by 14 5/8” W
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving from Allegemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische…and…Ichthyologie Ou Histoire Naturelle General et Particulaire des Poissons. [Icthyology or Natural History General and Particular the Fish]
Published 1782-1797 with 432 engravings.
Print is a copper plate engraving and hand-colored in watercolors. Names of fish are provided in several languages. Bloch was a physician who later in life collected German specimens and corresponded with like-minded naturalists elsewhere to gather additional specimens. One of the very first studies of fish published his collection is still considered remarkable.
Note at the bottom in German: Struck at the expense of the Banker Mr. Bernhard Friedlander.
This original is printed on oblong folio laid paper. Chain line is evident. Print has strong plate marks. Print is in excellent condition with some age toning.
Overall it is a wonderful example of 18th Century naturalist illustrations and quite suitable for display.
Sheet measures 10 7/8" H by 16 7/8" W
Plate mark measures 7 7/8" H by 14 5/8” W
