Siberian musk deer, Moschus moschiferus (vulnerable), and dwarf musk deer or Chinese forest musk deer, Moschus berezovskii.

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Siberian musk deer, Moschus moschiferus (vulnerable), and dwarf musk deer or Chinese forest musk deer, Moschus berezovskii (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's "Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals," Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Nargeot, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780~1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

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