Great Hog Fish, Lachnolaimus - Catesby Color Fish Print

Description

British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph
Great Hog Fish, Lachnolaimus - Catesby
- Color Print
A modern color lithograph
reproduction
of a Famous Natural History Bird Print
The original was a watercolor of a hogfish (
Lachnolaimus maximus
(Walbaum)). The drawing shows the front half of the fish, profile left, with its large jaws open. The watercolor was used as the basis for plate 15 in the second volume of the
Natural History.
The original (of which this is a reproduction) was most likely competed c1725-26 during his trip to the Bahamas.
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THIS IS A REPRODUCTION OF A GREAT NATURAL HISTORY PRINT
Size
: Approximately 8.5" X 11"
Condition
:
Near Excellent
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Very Good
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Good
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Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)
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.
The Fine Print
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The Nature of Prints & Engravings
: It was not until the 20th century that prints were commonly produced for the
print
itself. Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as
illustrations
to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques:
relief printing
(woodcut & wood engraving),
intaglio printing
(steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and
planographic printing
(lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.).  While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty.
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istory-On-Paper
Item #820-EB951BX