Bilder Claude-Mathieu Fessard (1740-1803) – View of Lizards and Their Development – Hand-coloured engraving (1771)

Beskrivning

"Pl. VI." This plate illustrates various species of lizards, including a large individual with distinctive blue spots along its flank and another with vibrant blue and red markings shown alongside eggs and a juvenile specimen. The technical nature is a hand-coloured copper engraving. It was published in the Recueil de Planches, which served as the visual supplement to the Encyclopedie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d Alembert in Paris. This illustration represents the Enlightenment era's systematic effort to document and categorize the diverse reptilian life found in both European and colonial territories.

Claude-Mathieu Fessard was a prolific French engraver and print publisher active in eighteenth-century Paris. He was part of a distinguished family of engravers and contributed significantly to the production of technical and scientific plates for major academic publications. His work is recognized for its clarity and his ability to replicate the intricate details of botanical and zoological subjects. Fessard's contributions helped disseminate scientific discoveries to a broader European audience during the Enlightenment.

Artist or Maker: Claude-Mathieu Fessard.

Dimensions: Approximately 39 cm x 27 cm.

Medium: Hand-coloured engraving.

Date: 1771.

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