Cisco (Argyrocomus artedi sisco) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Finish:Framed canvas Kagoshima - 605

Kagoshima - 605

they were the stage for epic battles

set deep within the view

tells a story of conquest

Cisco (Argyrocomus artedi sisco) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Finish:Framed canvas Kagoshima - 605John L. Petries The Cisco of Lake Geneva, Wis., Argyrocomus artedi sisco (1898) is a luminous Victorian zoological illustration that marries scientific rigor with painterly grace. Created for William C. Harriss landmark project The Fishes of North America at the close of the 19th century, this plate reflects a flourishing era of natural history publishing in which artists and editors sought to capture living coloration before it faded. Petries study