SMOOTH BLENNY.
Print
18th century - 19th century (printed)
18th century - 19th century (printed)
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An illustration of a 'Smooth' Blenny (a fish with a slightly elongated body), viewed in profile, facing to the right of the sheet. Below it; to the right, is a head-on depiction of the fish; and to the left, is a close-up of its mouth. The sheet appears to have been removed from a volume. A watermark featuring a trefoil design is visible to the right of the illustration.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | SMOOTH BLENNY. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving print on laid paper |
| Brief description | 'SMOOTH BLENNY.' viewed in profile, facing to the right of the sheet. Engraving print on laid paper. Drawn and engraved by P. Mazell. 18th-19th century. |
| Physical description | An illustration of a 'Smooth' Blenny (a fish with a slightly elongated body), viewed in profile, facing to the right of the sheet. Below it; to the right, is a head-on depiction of the fish; and to the left, is a close-up of its mouth. The sheet appears to have been removed from a volume. A watermark featuring a trefoil design is visible to the right of the illustration. |
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| Object history | This is one of a group of 18 illustrations of sea creatures (see objects 29638:186 to 29638:203) that appear to have been removed from the same volume. They all have plate numbers, running consecutively from XXVI to XXXIX and then XLIII, XLIV, XLVI and XLVIII. |
| Production | This is one of a group of 18 illustrations of sea creatures (see objects 29638:186 to 29638:203) that appear to have been removed from the same volume. They all have plate numbers, running consecutively from XXVI to XXXIX and then XLIII, XLIV, XLVI and XLVIII. P Mazell del & scul is inscribed in the bottom-right corner of the plate impression. This could possibly refer to Peter Mazell (active 1761-1797). |
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| Other number | XXXIV. - plate number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 29638:194 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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