The Old Print Shop

Simia Satyrus Linn. (Orangutan).

  • ARTIST: Jacques de Seve

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen.

  • MEDIUM: Hand colored copper engraving,

    DATE: 1775-78.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size vignette 6 3/4 x 7" (17.5 x 18 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: An orangoutang standing up straight, supporting himself with a stick. Engraved by T. Nusbiegel. From "Die Saughtiere in Ubbildungen nach der Natur," a German natural history work based partly on Buffon.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14" inch mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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