Flying Foxes, Snake & Birds, Plate 57
Flying Foxes, Snake & Birds, Plate 57 — Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri, Vol. I · Albertus Seba · 1734.
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This print
Where it works
Seba's plate 57 shows two tan flying foxes with veined wings spread across the fold, a small blue-and-red bird, a red bird and a long snake below, on cream with a label. Curious rather than pretty, it suits a study or hallway gallery wall on olive or gray at 16×24 in black.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- ochre, chocolate brown, red, cream
- Mood
- scholarly, moody
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, 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. A slim black or natural wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
