Untitled Snake and Lizards. Tab. LXXXVIII.

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• ARTIST: Albertus Seba

• PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1734-65

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 1/4 x 10 1/2" (41.5 x 26.6 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: From "Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descripto Et Iconibus Artificiosissmis Expressio. . . ."<BR><BR> Plate LXXXVIII depicts a variety of snakes and lizards arranged in an elaborate decorative composition typical of Seba’s publication. The reptiles are intertwined across the sheet in a carefully balanced design that combines scientific observation with the visual elegance associated with Baroque natural history illustration. Each specimen is rendered with close attention to scales, skin patterns, and anatomical detail.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 21 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition, save some minor soiling in image. Modern hand coloring.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Reptiles and Amphibians