| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Andrew Bell |
| Published | c. 1790 |
| Dimensions | Image 220 x 170 mm, Plate 230 x 185 mm, Sheet 269 x 210 mm |
| Notes |
A plate from an 18th Century Encyclopædia Britannica, featuring a Dodo on a sheet also depicting various beetles, a puffer fish and a reptile. Andrew Bell (1726-1809) was a Scottish engraver, printer, and publisher, best known for the numerous copper-engravings he produced for the Encyclopædia Britannica, a work he co-founded with Colin Macfarquhar. Bell was an eccentric, emphasising his small stature by riding the largest horses available to him, as well as obscuring his abnormally large nose with a false one made of papier-mâché. By the 4th edition of the Encyclopædia, Bell had produced over 500 plates on all subjects, including a series of three for the entry on 'midwifery' that so shocked King George III that he ordered them destroyed. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £90.00 |
| Stock ID | 51883 |