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Louis Renard's Fantastical 18th-Century Fish Illustrations Resurface

Original: 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.

Why now: The public-domain archive image is newly being shared and offered as a print, drawing fresh attention to Renard's strikingly imaginative marine illustrations.

Louis RenardSamuel FalloursBiodiversity Heritage LibraryErnst Mayer Library

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Evidence

• Louis Renard's Fish, Plate LV (1754) by Louis Renard (after Samuel Fallours), from Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes. Source: Ernst Mayer Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library Available to buy as a print. https:// pdimagearchive.org/images/10a5 1d8f-fdc3-4e22-88ff-94ac569ff1f1 #… · pdimagearchive · 2

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