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1820s original copperplate engraving, Cobra, snake, hand-coloured, antique framed art
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Genuine 1820s antiquarian copperplate engraving with hand colouring of the Cobra species by Swiss zoologist Heinrich Rudolf Schinz. Detailed scientific anatomical representation capturing the iconic 'face' patterning. Carefully framed with solid gilt wood and custom mount behind glass. Fascinating piece in excellent condition.
41cm x 33cm frame
27cm x 22cm artwork
"Heinrich Rudolf Schinz(1777-1861) was a Swiss zoologist and author of monographs on various groups of animals and on Swiss fauna. Born 30 March 1777 in Zurich, Switzerland, where he died on 8 March 1861. Completed studies in medicine in Wurzburg and Jena before returning to Zurich where he taught medicine before being appointed professor of natural history in 1833. As a zoologist and taxidermist he was especially known for his research and writing in the fields of mammalogy and ornithology."
