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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.099 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crab’s claws snap beside a crayfish’s curling antennae—each creature stranger than the last, twisting reality into something fantastical. The sea spills its oddest treasures here, defying expectation with every inked curve.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.070 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at a cobalt crayfish, both frozen mid-battle. The sea creatures twist in exaggerated forms—some striped like tigers, others spotted like leopards, all defying nature’s ordinary palette.
Scarus cretensis, The Grecian Parrot-fish. (1785-1797)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

The Grecian parrot-fish glides across the page, its scales etched in precise lines, a burst of color frozen in black and white. The engraving reveals every delicate fin, each curve of its body, as if caught mid-swim. A silent underwater world springs to life on paper.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.035 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at a cobalt crayfish, both frozen mid-battle. The sea creatures twist in exaggerated forms—some striped like tigers, others spotted like leopards, all defying nature’s ordinary palette.
A Fish

Luigi Balugani (Italian, 1737–1770)

A delicate watercolor study of a fish, its scales shimmering with precise brushstrokes. The creature seems to hover mid-swim, frozen in translucent blues and silvers against the blank page. Every fin and gill is rendered with quiet attention, as if caught in a single breath between motion and stillness.
Fishes XI (1885-1890)

Frederick McCoy (Irish, unknown)

Delicate watercolor strokes bring these fish to life—each scale, fin, and glint of light rendered with scientific precision. The colors bleed softly, as if the creatures might flick their tails and slip off the page.
Holocentrus punctatus, The punctulated Holocentre. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

Scales shimmer with precise dots, each mark a tiny universe. The fish’s spine curves like a question, fins splayed as if caught mid-motion. Dark eyes watch from paper, alive in ink and line. A specimen frozen, yet pulsing with the energy of the deep.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.029 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and crimson crayfish, their scales shimmering like polished metal. The seafloor teems with creatures both familiar and bizarre—some striped like tigers, others adorned with curling tendrils. Each detail pulses with life, as if the page itself could ripple with saltwater.
Epinephelus ruber, The red Wall-eye. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

The red Wall-eye glides across the page, scales etched with precision, its vivid hue contrasting starkly against the blank background. Every fin and gill is rendered with scientific clarity, yet the fish seems poised to flick its tail and swim off the paper.