Vintage Jellyfish Engraving
A wonderful, early-19th century engraving of jellyfish ("Holothuria utriculus") from a book entitled "AN ASSEMBLAGE OF PRINTS OF BIRDS, BEASTS; FISHES, INSECTS, SERPENTS, & c., FROM CUVIER AND SHAW." Described on the plate as "An elegant species of Sea green colour varied with purple & with very long deep blue tentacula." 8.75" x 5.5"
Note: these old engraving are actual, physical prints. The engraver would more-or-less copy an illustrator's work, making an engraved plate of steel or copper. Then, the printers at the publishing house would impress paper onto the plates, pulling a print. Finally, the prints were bound into a book along with the text. They are works of art, first and last.
A wonderful, early-19th century engraving of jellyfish ("Holothuria utriculus") from a book entitled "AN ASSEMBLAGE OF PRINTS OF BIRDS, BEASTS; FISHES, INSECTS, SERPENTS, & c., FROM CUVIER AND SHAW." Described on the plate as "An elegant species of Sea green colour varied with purple & with very long deep blue tentacula." 8.75" x 5.5"
Note: these old engraving are actual, physical prints. The engraver would more-or-less copy an illustrator's work, making an engraved plate of steel or copper. Then, the printers at the publishing house would impress paper onto the plates, pulling a print. Finally, the prints were bound into a book along with the text. They are works of art, first and last.
A wonderful, early-19th century engraving of jellyfish ("Holothuria utriculus") from a book entitled "AN ASSEMBLAGE OF PRINTS OF BIRDS, BEASTS; FISHES, INSECTS, SERPENTS, & c., FROM CUVIER AND SHAW." Described on the plate as "An elegant species of Sea green colour varied with purple & with very long deep blue tentacula." 8.75" x 5.5"
Note: these old engraving are actual, physical prints. The engraver would more-or-less copy an illustrator's work, making an engraved plate of steel or copper. Then, the printers at the publishing house would impress paper onto the plates, pulling a print. Finally, the prints were bound into a book along with the text. They are works of art, first and last.