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Samuel Fallours
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- 1Fallours' fantastical 18th-century fish illustrations resurface●Illustration by Samuel Fallours, Louis Renard, from Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes (1754). Source: Ernst Mayer Library /
A vivid plate from Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, the 1754 book by Louis Renard reproducing Samuel Fallours' flamboyant illustrations of tropical fish and crustaceans from Ambon, is being shared from the Biodiversity Heritage Library archive. The famously colourful, imaginative depictions of marine life are drawing fresh attention online, with prints of the artwork available for purchase.
- 2Louis Renard's Fantastical 18th-Century Fish Illustrations Resurface●Louis Renard's Fish, Plate LV (1754) by Louis Renard (after Samuel Fallours), from Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes. Sourc
Plate LV from Louis Renard's 1754 'Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes', based on drawings by Samuel Fallours, is circulating online as a print from the Ernst Mayer Library via the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The famously colourful, imaginatively rendered fish from Ambon, Indonesia, continue to draw admiration for their blend of natural history and fantasy.