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C1843
Cychla Orinocencis.
Artist:
Scarce c.19th engraving of the Orinoco peacock bass. Modern binomial name Cichla orinocensis First described Humboldt, 1821 Distribution: South America : native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco River basins in northern South America. From: Naturalist Library. Collections: University of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Cychla Orinocencis.
Date:
C1843
Artist:
Engraver:
William Home Lizars
(1788 –
1859)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
130mm
x 70mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1843
Description:
Scarce c.19th engraving of the Orinoco peacock bass.
Modern binomial name Cichla orinocensis
First described Humboldt, 1821
Distribution: South America : native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco River basins in northern South America.
From: Naturalist Library.
Collections:
University of California Libraries: doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.17346
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1046523
State Library New South Wales: T0030330
State Library Victoria: Record ID 999671103607636
State Library South Australia: Special Collection 590.8
James Hope Stewart (1789 - 1856)
Stewart was a factor from Gillenbie, Dumfriesshire, who emerged from obscurity in 1833 to produce over 545 of the 1,351 different illustrations for Sir William Jardine’s Naturalists Library and then quietly returned to farming in 1843. Lizars was born at Edinburgh in 1788. He was an artist and engraver, the son of Daniel Lizars, and brother of the surgeon John Lizars. His sister Jean (Jane) Home married Sir William Jardine.His father was a publisher and an engraver and Lizars was apprenticed to his father. He furthered his studies at the Trustees’ Academy, Edinburgh. Lizars took over his fathers business on his death. Lizars met J. J. Audubon in Edinburgh in October 1826 and agreed to publish Audubo Lizars perfected a method of etching which performed the functions of wood-engraving, for illustration of books. He died in Edinburgh on 30 March 1859, leaving a widow and family. Lizars took an active part in the foundation of the Royal Scottish Academy.
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