Giovanni Boschi (editor)
Antinori, A. di Lorenzo, et al. (after)
Raimondo Petraroja (lithograph artist)
Fish and Shell Prints
from
Atlante Zoologico Popolare, opera Compilata Sui Più Recenti Lavori di Zoologia Italiani e Stranieri [Popular Zoological Atlas, A Work Compiled from the Most Recent Works of Italian and Foreign Zoology]
Raimondo Petraroja, Naples: 1863-1879
Hand-colored lithographs
Lithographer's blindstamp: lower margin, center
11.75 x 16.5 inches, sheet
11.5 x 12 inches image, approximately
Price On Request
Natural
history prints of fish and shells from an Italian zoological atlas.
Each is portrayed in its natural environment with the exception of the
goldfish in a fish bowl. The simple landscape settings effectively convey
general information about the habitats.
The
set was originally published in eight volumes: the first one general;
the second volume covering primates and monkeys; the third, mammals
and cats; the fourth, marine mammals, echidnas and platypuses; the fifth
and sixth, birds; the seventh, reptiles and fish; and the eighth, insects,
invertebrates, shells and mollusks.
Condition:
Generally very good with the usual light toning, wear, soiling, soft
creases. Blind stamp lower margin.