Pierre Jean François Turpin, Quadrumanous, Plate 341, Etching, 1831

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This is one of the illustrations of " Dizionario di scienze naturali " (Natural sciences dictionary) edited by Battelli nel … more This is one of the illustrations of " Dizionario di scienze naturali " (Natural sciences dictionary) edited by Battelli nel 1831. The work was made of 29 volumes, containing hundreds of engravings that represented all the plant and animal kingdom on Earth. The engravings were realized by Jean Francois Turpin, who was considered as the greatest botanical engraver of his time. They are signed Turpin & Pretre and hand coloured. The s are written in both latin and italian. Very white strong paper of good quality, includes passepartout. Very good condition. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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