Charles Grignion (1721-1810) Muscled skeleton, front facing with Rhinoceros

Charles Grignion (1721-1810) Muscled skeleton, front facing with Rhinoceros [Tab IV]; Muscled skeleton, from behind with Rhinoceros [Tab VIII] Engravings, a pair, 1748, good well inked impressions published by John and Paul Knapton, one sheet with marginal tear to lower left, minor surface dirt, each platemark approx. 572 x 413 mm (22 1/2 x 16 1/4 in), each sheet approx. 630 x 485 mm (24 3/4 x 19 in) (unframed) Provenance: Private collection, Dorset, UK *** From an edition of Bernhard Siegfried Albinus's 'Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani' said to have been published without the consent of the author. The rhinoceros depicted originally came from India, and was owned by the sea captain Douwe Mout; it was named Miss Clara, and toured European cities in the mid-18th century.

Estimate:£1,000

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