Historical illustration is not only informative but also very artistic in its nature. One of the best examples of such illustration is the illustration made by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 18th century in his famous work Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des poissons. The subject of the illustration is Holocentrus Punctatus (The Punctulated Holocentre).The illustration presents one of the most perfect specimens which are marked with beautiful pattern of red and black spots on their body. This print has an extremely delicate scale detail, sharp spines on the back and earth tones enriched with crimson spots.
