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Sepia engraving of snails on a stone basin and plant stem, with a garden, cottage, fence and farmhouse behind.

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Houghton Typ 805.09.3161 - Interesting selections from animated nature, snail, William Daniell (1809), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This sepia-toned print shows several snails on and around a stone basin, with a climbing snail on a plant stem in the foreground. Behind them lie a garden with a low cottage, a wooden fence and gate, a tall cypress tree, and a farmhouse under a cloudy sky. The work is titled Snail and was designed, engraved and published by William Daniell in 1809.

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