
King of herrings, Regalecus glesne, and deal…
King of herrings, Regalecus glesne, and deal fish, Trachipterus arcticus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G. Pretre, engraved by Massard, directed by 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
3836 x 6253 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
13 x 21 inches / 32 x 53 cm