Antique Print of Sea Snails by Flipart (1742)

Description: Antique print titled ‚Buccins, Pourpres, Vis. Aux depens de Mr. Du Tillet, Conseiller du Roi en ses Conseila, President en sa Chambre des Comptes’. This print originates from ‘L’histoire naturelle éclaicie dans deux de ses parties principales La Lithologie et la Conchyliologie (..)’ published by D. d’Argenville, Paris, 1742.

Artists and Engravers: Jean Jacques Flipart (1719-1782) was a French engraver. His father was French engraver Jean Charles Flipart, under whom he received his initial training in the engraver's art. Flipart later trained under French engraving master Laurent Cars.