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

including teaching for 16 summers in Brazil and Greece

but a hanger could easily be mounted on the backside (which is almost as great as the front

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

This is a charming antique calling card

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