Printmaking Archives - Page 15 of 20

Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.100 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crayfish brandishes its claws beside a crab with spiked armor. Each creature twists in exaggerated forms, as if plucked from a fever dream of the deep.
Coryphaena coerulea, The Bleu-Fish (1785-1797)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

A shimmering blue fish leaps from the page, scales etched with precision, its form both delicate and alive. The engraving captures every curve, every fin, as if frozen mid-motion in some unseen current.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.020 (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, frozen mid-battle. These creatures defy nature—flaring fins, exaggerated spines, colors too bold for any ocean. Each specimen twists reality into something stranger, wilder.
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent Islands Pl.24 (1837-1838)

Elizabeth Gould (English, 1804–1841)

A vibrant lorikeet perches among twisting branches, its emerald feathers stark against the paper’s muted tones. Delicate lines trace each barb of its wings, while the beak curves toward unseen fruit. This isn’t just a bird—it’s a meticulous record of life in the antipodean canopy.
Natural History (Galerya obrazowa zwiérząt czyli Historya naturalna) Pl.16 (1839)

Anton Benedikt Reichenbach (German, 1804–1877)

A detailed engraving of animals, their forms precisely etched—each line alive with texture and movement. The creatures seem poised between the page and the wild, frozen yet full of life.
Foreign butterflies occurring in the three continents Asia, Africa and America Pl.238 (1779-1782)

Pieter Cramer (Dutch, 1721–1776)

Vibrant wings unfurl across continents—Asian patterns brush against African hues, while American specimens hover nearby. Each delicate engraving traces the silent flight of these foreign butterflies, their colors preserved mid-beat. A rare glimpse into nature’s fleeting artistry, frozen on the page.
Foreign butterflies occurring in the three continents Asia, Africa and America Pl.247 (1779-1782)

Pieter Cramer (Dutch, 1721–1776)

Vibrant wings unfurl across continents—delicate patterns from Asia, bold hues of Africa, and the exotic shades of America. Each butterfly, a fleeting traveler, pinned to the page yet alive with color. The paper breathes with their silent migration, a world of wonder in ink and line.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.015 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at the edge, while spined crayfish lurk below. Each creature twists with exaggerated flair—nature’s oddities amplified into spectacle.
Anthias formosus, The Grunt. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

A slender grunt fish, scales etched with precision, hovers mid-swim against blank parchment. Its delicate fins splay like lace, mouth slightly agape—caught forever in silent motion. The engraving’s crisp lines reveal each iridescent detail, as if the creature might dart off the page with the next ripple.