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This rare antique stipple engraving of a Requiem Shark with original hand-coloring is by Pierre Jean Francis Turpin from Dictionnaire …
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This rare antique stipple engraving of a Requiem Shark with original hand-coloring is by Pierre Jean Francis Turpin from Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. The work was published in France by Levrault in 1816. The engravins were completed by Jean-Gabriel Pretre. The work depicts a vast array of images from the animal and plant kingdom.
Turpin was noted as one of the greatest botanical and natural history engravers of his time. He began his study of natural history while he was stationed in Haiti in 1794 as a member of the French Army. It was during this time he met the botanist Pierre Antoine Poiteau. The pair began to create botanical field drawings, and this inspired Turpin's passion for natural history. He was a largely self taught artist.
Presented in archival matte and contemporary gold finish frame dimensions of each print ~ 4 7/8" by 8" overall framed size 12 x 15".
Please look at our other nature prints by Pierre Jean Francis Turpin framed alike to allow for group display.
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- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 1ʺD × 15ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Printmaking Materials
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gray
- Condition Notes
- Very good antique condition Very good antique condition less
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