Set of 4 Coquillage Framed 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Fishes, circa 1785-1788, in matching coquillage frames lavishly applied with a variety of seashells. Engraved by Ludwig Schmidt after Kruger, from Ichtyologie, ou Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere des Poissons by Marcus Elieser Bloch, published 1785-1788 comprising: Lesser Rough Hound (Squalus Capellus), The Square-Fish (Ostragon Cubicus), The Sucking Fish (Echeneis Neucrates), The Witch (Scorpaena Horrida), Plate nos. 114, 137, 171, 183.
Sight 8 ¼ in. x 15 in. Framed 21 ¾ in. x 28 ½ in.
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