Leipzig and Wien, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1899. Folio-sized sheet, printed on one side (36.4 x 27.4 cm). Chromolithograph.

A very fine, chromolithographed plate, showing the delicate shape and colour of three different species of large and colourful jellies, all finely drawn by the author. The German zoologist Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1834-1919) - a gifted artist, keen observer, and great zoologist - was the first to explore the riches of nature in microscopic and macroscopic forms, shapes, textures, and ornaments. This greatly influenced the Art Nouveau and Jugendstil movements in the fine and applied arts. Plate in a fine, spotless condition, the colours vivid and bright. Evers, Ornamentale Vorlagenwerke, 2125; Nissen ZBI, 1783; Schneider-Henn, Ornament und Dekoration, 220.