Wall decoration (2) - FELINES: Puma and Serval
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Two chromolithographs from 1896 depicting the Serval and Puma, each 30 × 24 cm, presented in wooden frames with ivory passepartout, on paper and behind glass, in good condition.
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FELIDS – Serval and Puma
Two elegant original chromolithographs from 1896, taken from Lloyd’s Natural History, one of the most important encyclopedic works of zoology published in London between 1896 and 1898 under the direction of zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.
The plates depict the Serval and the Puma, rendered with great scientific precision and, at the same time, with that refined pictorial sensibility that characterizes the great tradition of English naturalistic illustration of the 19th century.
Chromolithography, a color printing technique particularly valued in the scientific publishing of the era, allows us to appreciate today the richness of tones and the meticulous care in the details of the coat and the animals’ features.
The illustrations are attributed to the school of the great English naturalist illustrators linked to the British Museum, including J.G. Keulemans and Smit, figures of reference in 19th-century zoological illustration.
Presented in refined wooden frames with ivory-colored mat, these plates combine the historical and collectible value of scientific illustration with their extraordinary decorative strength.
An interesting set for collectors of antique prints, zoology and naturalistic illustration, but also for those who wish to place in their home a decorative element of scholarly and timeless character.
Epoca: 1896
Tecnica: cromolitografia originale a colori
Soggetto: Serval e Puma
Opera: Lloyd’s Natural History
Dimensioni: 30 × 24 cm ciascuna
Presentazione: cornice in legno e passepartout avorio
FELIDS – Serval and Puma
Two elegant original chromolithographs from 1896, taken from Lloyd’s Natural History, one of the most important encyclopedic works of zoology published in London between 1896 and 1898 under the direction of zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.
The plates depict the Serval and the Puma, rendered with great scientific precision and, at the same time, with that refined pictorial sensibility that characterizes the great tradition of English naturalistic illustration of the 19th century.
Chromolithography, a color printing technique particularly valued in the scientific publishing of the era, allows us to appreciate today the richness of tones and the meticulous care in the details of the coat and the animals’ features.
The illustrations are attributed to the school of the great English naturalist illustrators linked to the British Museum, including J.G. Keulemans and Smit, figures of reference in 19th-century zoological illustration.
Presented in refined wooden frames with ivory-colored mat, these plates combine the historical and collectible value of scientific illustration with their extraordinary decorative strength.
An interesting set for collectors of antique prints, zoology and naturalistic illustration, but also for those who wish to place in their home a decorative element of scholarly and timeless character.
Epoca: 1896
Tecnica: cromolitografia originale a colori
Soggetto: Serval e Puma
Opera: Lloyd’s Natural History
Dimensioni: 30 × 24 cm ciascuna
Presentazione: cornice in legno e passepartout avorio
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Era
1400-1900
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FELINES: Puma and Serval
Number of objects
2
Material
Glass, Paper, Wood
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
24 cm
Width
30 cm
Depth
1 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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