
European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus…
European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, and Alpine Marmot, Marmota marmota. . Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by David, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History.
Credit
Mary Evans
Dimensions
4076 x 6712 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
14 x 22 inches / 35 x 57 cm