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Exceptional set of six original 18th-century French hand-colored copperplate engravings from the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de …
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Exceptional set of six original 18th-century French hand-colored copperplate engravings from the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, published in Paris by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke circa 1789–1792. These plates illustrate mollusk and shell specimens (“Venus” varieties) rendered with scientific precision and delicate hand coloring. Each engraving is centered on a large laid paper sheet with a visible plate mark and retains a blind embossed fleur-de-lis stamp, indicating period French institutional paper stock.
Engraved by noted artisans of the period (including credits such as Dessere del. and Voyer sculp.), these works represent Enlightenment-era natural history at the intersection of science and art.
Presented unframed, allowing for conservation-grade framing of the buyer’s choice.
Details:
Original copperplate engravings, not later reproductions
Hand colored at the time of publication
French text captions
Late 18th-century laid paper
Sold as a matched set of six
Each piece measures 7 3/8" wide and 7 7/8" high.
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- Dimensions
- 7.38ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 7.88ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Animals
- Period
- Late 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Engraving
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Good Good less
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