139 C. Berjeau (fl. Mid-19th Century) – Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephalus melas) – Lithograph (Mid-19th Century)

C. Berjeau was a natural history illustrator and designer active in London during the mid-19th century, collaborating with major scientific institutions and publications. His work focused on providing meticulous and technically precise renderings of biological specimens for scientific texts. The printing firm M. & N. Hanhart, active primarily between 1839 and 1882, was one of the most distinguished lithographers in London, noted for its high-quality color and monochrome reproductions in the fields of natural history and book illustration.

Artist or Maker: C. Berjeau

Dimensions: Approximately 26 × 33 cm

Medium: Lithograph

Date: Mid-19th Century

Condition Report:

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