Bats, Snake & Oriole, Plate 55
Bats, Snake & Oriole, Plate 55 — Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri, Vol. I · Albertus Seba · 1734.
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This print

Where it works
Seba's plate 55 shows two spread-winged bats in rust and gray, two tiny bats, a coiled snake and a yellow-and-black oriole on a branch, on aged cream. A cabinet-of-curiosities piece for a study or powder room on olive or dark green walls at 16×24 in black.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- terracotta, butter yellow, grey, cream
- Mood
- scholarly, moody
- Rooms
- bathroom, study or library
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Choose Full-bleed for the plate edge to edge in a slim black or natural wood frame, or the White-mat border for a classic gallery look. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.
























