{"product_id":"prione-plate-198-by-robert-benard","title":"Prione (Plate 198) by Robert Bénard","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrione (Plate 198) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Robert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBénard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1797\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand Colored Engraving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighlighting a group of large prionine beetles, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecaptivating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e antique engraving illustrates several distinct specimens under the French heading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrione (Plate 198)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The composition is dominated by an extraordinarily large, intricately detailed beetle featuring massive curved mandibles and a patterned gold-and-black body, surrounded by other specimens rendered in striking shades of teal, deep purple, and rose. This hand-colored copperplate print was produced under the workshop direction of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Bénard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Benard Direxit\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and published circa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1797\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles-Joseph Panckoucke’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e definitive scientific series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistoire Naturelle, Insectes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis print is derived from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie Méthodique\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an ambitious late-18th-century French publishing venture designed to systematically expand and restructure Denis Diderot’s landmark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEncyclopédie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As the primary director overseeing the project's technical and natural history illustrations, the prolific French engraver \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Bénard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e managed a massive workshop to ensure absolute anatomical precision across thousands of complex plates. This particular engraving stands as an important artifact of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnlightenment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, reflecting a pivotal historical shift when rigorous empirical observation, taxonomy, and fine printmaking combined to catalog the natural world and make biological science accessible to the public.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 11 ½” x 8” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: In very good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143946289431,"sku":"PR0287-5","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0287-5.1.jpg?v=1788892391","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/prione-plate-198-by-robert-benard","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}