The Perch, 1832 | Antique Natural History Fish Engraving Wall Art by Eleazar Albin

This finely detailed work depicts a European perch rendered with scientific precision and subtle hand coloring, originally published in 1832 as part of A Treatise on Fish and Fish-Ponds. Created by Eleazar Albin, the engraving reflects the early 19th-century tradition of natural history illustration, where art and taxonomy were closely intertwined.