小比目鱼，巨口鲽（Pleuronectes megastoma）

1803

爱德华·多诺万于1804年绘制的"惠夫鱼"插图捕捉到了比目鱼令人愉悦的奇异之处：双眼均迁移至头部左侧，使这种生物能够平躺在海底，同时扫描捕食者。张开的嘴和细致描绘的鳞片暗示这是一条刚被捕获的标本，展现了在摄影术出现之前很久，科学研究所需的那种精确性。多诺万是一位多产的自然学家，他出版了此类卷册，旨在向公众介绍不列颠群岛多样且常常奇异的野生动物。

Views: 8

Related Artworks

Brill, Pleuronectes Rhombus Edward Donovan 1803
An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand Pl.19 Edward Donovan 1805
Bleak, Cyprinus Alburnus Edward Donovan 1803
An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand Pl.33 Edward Donovan 1805
River Bull-head, Cottus Gobio Edward Donovan 1803
Whiting, Gadus Merlangius Edward Donovan 1803
Shad, Clupea alosa Edward Donovan 1803
Spotted Goby, Gobius minutus Edward Donovan 1803
Wolf-fish, Anarhichas Lupus Edward Donovan 1803
Alpine Charr, Salmo alpinus Edward Donovan 1803
An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand Pl.18 Edward Donovan 1805
An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand Pl.28 Edward Donovan 1805
竹禽图-画心 Zhao Ji
祥龙石图卷(画心) Zhao Ji
Red and blue horse Franz Marc 1913
Lion Hunt Eugène Delacroix 1860
Little Irish Girl Robert Henri
Early Morning After a Storm at Sea Winslow Homer 1900-1903
Cerf et biches dans la forêt, automne Rosa Bonheur 1878
Hauling in the Nets Winslow Homer 1887
Stag Beetle Albrecht Dürer 1505
Head of a Young Man Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Bildnis Minna Beckmann-Tube Max Beckmann 1911
A Shooting Party; Mr. C. Leslie and Mr. John Leslie Sir Edwin Henry Landseer 1833
The male fir, or silver fir Elizabeth Blackwell 1739
Dans l’antichambre; histoire d’une minute Pl.12 Edgar Chahine 1905
Two Sketches of Woman Sir Joshua Reynolds
Des couleurs et de leurs applications aux arts industriels à l’aide des cercles chromatiques pl 26 Michel Eugène Chevreul 1864