Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting 11 1/2” x 2 1/4”

11 1/2” x 2 1/4” x 2 3/4” tall

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and in good antique condition

I also see  its many rooms and platforms as very conducive to the display of lots of little creatures

including for the fact that I really can't pin them down

The beard is super soft

Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting 11 1/2” x 2 1/4”A 1796 copperplate engraving depicting "the Caput Medusae or Magellanic Star fish" from the Encyclopaedia Londinensis, a "universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature" edited by John Wilkes and published in London in a series of volumes. A beautiful engraving I think, with these very dense webs of tendrils evoking all sorts of things, and very fine micro detail. Nice rich black, too. 10 3 4" x 8 3 8", copper engraving on wove. With