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Octopus – Férussac and d'Orbigny Plate (1835)

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✓ Giclée print, archival inks
✓ Thick acid-free matte paper
✓ Free shipping · 30-day returns

A brown octopus spreads its eight arms across the page. Drawn with scientific precision, every sucker and fold of skin is visible, and the arms curl in loose, elegant spirals on a cream background.

Why it works on your wall

Nautical and natural: ideal in a bathroom, a seaside house or a kitchen.
Warm browns on cream: it suits wood, rope, linen and white walls.
Framing tip: a natural oak or black frame; pair it with another cephalopod plate for a set.

The plate

This illustration comes from the Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles, a monumental study of octopuses, squids and cuttlefish begun by the French naturalist André de Férussac and completed by Alcide d'Orbigny. Its hand-coloured plates are still admired for their accuracy and beauty.

Authors: André de Férussac (1786–1836) and Alcide d'Orbigny (1802–1857)
Book: Histoire naturelle… des céphalopodes acétabulifères, from 1835
Technique: hand-coloured engraving

Your print

Colours restored from a high-definition scan of the original
Printed in Europe on thick archival matte paper, FSC certified
A wide choice of sizes, all designed for standard frames
Free shipping, no minimum order. Shipped rolled in a sturdy tube

See all our octopus and squid prints.

See the full collection: Octopus and Squid prints

Shipping & Returns

SHIPPING OPTIONS: Items are made to order and typically ship within 9-12 business days.

RETURNS: Return requests can be made within 30 days of your item(s) delivery. Please use the contact form so that we can send you the return procedure.

Specifications

CUSTOMIZATION :

all our posters can be customized in the margins - just ask us in the chat or by using the contact form. Posters can be printed full page, with a small margin, or with a thicker margin to give a mat effect.

How we make our prints: paper, inks and printing

SIZES : Our posters are printed in inches or in centimeters. These systems are to be preferred according to the country in which you live in order to find more easily the corresponding frames. More information about size options.

SPECIFICATIONS : Premium mat art paper, Weather-resistant. The paper mill, the pulp used to make the paper and the paper itself are all certified by the Forest Stewardship Council®.