Coignet Collection

Loasea grandiflora, Loasea di grandi fiori. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Sergeant major fish and pennant coralfish
Sergeant major fish, Abudefduf saxatilis 1, 2, and pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Perch, shi drum and seabass
Perch, Perca fluviatilis, shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa, and seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard

Thornback ray, torpedo, and eagle ray
Thornback ray, Raja clavata (Raia rubus), torpedo, Torpedo torpedo, and eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Common carp (vulnerable), bronze carp and goldfish
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio (vulnerable), bronze carp, Carassius carassius, and goldfish, Carassius auratus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel

F-E Vidocq / Coignet
FRANCOIS-EUGENE VIDOCQ French police officer and adventurer Date: 1775 - 1857

N Holds Soldiers Ear
During the Italian campaign he congratulates the heroic soldier Coignet, holding him by the ear : by such means winning the adoration of his men

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