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Fallours' fantastical 18th-century fish illustrations resurface

Original: 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.

Why now: The striking, unusually fantastical historical natural-history artwork is being recirculated from open biodiversity archives.

Samuel FalloursLouis RenardBiodiversity Heritage LibraryErnst Mayer Library

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Evidence

• Illustration by Samuel Fallours, Louis Renard, from Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes (1754). Source: Ernst Mayer Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library, Internet Archive Available to buy as a print. https:// pdimagearchive.org/images/fb19 d83d-b7bf-493c-9f32-e98edc9089d8 #… · pdimagearchive · 2

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