1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 271 Greece Sir Robert Douglas of Blackerston

Sir Robert Douglas of Blackerston

together with Hilary Pepler and Desmond Chute

Pourrat Brothers

The sitter is shown in an oval frame and on the ledge below are the instruments of his profession

At the beginning of the 17th century

1789 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Antique Concology Print, Seawater Clam Shells, Pl 271 Greece Sir Robert Douglas of BlackerstonTitle : Venus, Venus Size: 11in x 8in (280mm x 200mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1789 Ref #: 23902 Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique Conchology or Shell print by Jean Baptiste Lamarck was drawn by Henri Joseph Redoute (1766 1852) younger brother of the famous illustrator P J Redoute engraved by Robert Benard and published in the 1789 edition of Tableau encyclopdique et mthodique des trois rgnes de la nature(1782