The Fantastical Fish of Louis Renard: Curiously Captivating Illustrations from 1718 with Downloadable Art Prints Hardcover – October 24, 2022

The Object Atlashas meticulously restored 72 color plates from Louis Renard’s renowned work. Louis Renard was born in France in about 1668 and emigrated to the Netherlands as a young man. There, in 1718, he published the first volume of what became his most renowned work: Poissons, écrevisses et crabes (Fishes, crayfishes and crabs).Poissons was the first published book of colored fish illustrations. To this day, only 50 complete editions survive in the world. Within the pages of The Fantastical Fish of Louis Renard, you will enter the colorful, imaginative world of the French artist. These unique illustrations of curiously captivating fish and crustaceans have been carefully restored to their original brilliance.Free Downloads!To complement this print edition, you also gain access to free digital versions of all our restored illustrations. Just follow the private download link inside.Book Details:72 full-color, full-page sea life illustrations, restored, reformatted, and color-correctedBeautiful, glossy hardcover7 x 10 inchesA beautiful gift book Read more