Fish. 19th century colour Wood Engraving by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) from "British Fresh-Water Fishes" by Rev William Houghton (1828-1895) published in 1879

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Original wood engraving. Engraved by Benjamin Fawcett after an original drawing by Lydon. Reproduced in Rev. William Houghton's "British Fresh-Water Fishes", published by William Mackenzie, London, 1879. Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) was one of the finest of English nineteenth century woodblock colour printers.

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Size: 4500px × 3254px
Photo credit: © still light / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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