Bilder Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) – Fish Illustrations (Three Species of Wrasse) – Engraving (Circa 1798–1803)

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This print is a detailed natural history illustration depicting three distinct species of fish from the genus Labre (Wrasse, family Labridae), a group of often colorful marine fish.The engraving meticulously shows the differences in their body shape, scale patterns, and fin structures.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a renowned French naturalist and author of the colossal Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière. The volume containing this print belongs to the later continuation of the work by Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), which covered fishes and other groups. Lacépède's volumes, published in Paris by Plassan between 1798 and 1803, were an encyclopedic effort to document the world's ichthyology with systematic descriptions and detailed engravings.

Artist or Maker: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (Source)

Dimensions: Approximately 26 × 19 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: Circa 1798–1803

Condition Report:
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