Antique Print-SAHARAN HORNED VIPER-COMMON EUROPEAN ADDER-Lejeune-Lacepede-1832

Hand-tinted lithograph on a velin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 15 x 24 cm. The image size is ca. 9 x 18 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 5.9 x 9.4 inch. The image size is ca. 3.5 x 7.1 inch.

Plate 25. ‘1. La Vipere Commune – 2. Le Ceraste’. (1. Common European adder – 2. Saharan Horned Viper). This original print originates from: “Oeuvres du Comte de Lac�p�de, comprenant l’Histoire Naturelle des Quadrup�des Ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des C�tac�s” (Bruxelles: Lejeune, 1832-33). *Nissen ZBI, 2344. Artists and Engravers: Unsigned plate, printed by Th. Lejeune after the design of Lacepede. Bernard Germain Comte de Lacepede (1756-1825) was a French naturalist, successor to Buffon.

Condition: Very good given age, general age-related toning to the sheet edges. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-SAHARAN HORNED VIPER-COMMON EUROPEAN ADDER-LEJEUNE-LACEPEDE

(PCO) C171-16