Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish antique burl mortar and I love the faces--and

and I love the faces--and ears

Born Cyprien-Noé Cyr in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville

I believe this Odd Fellows horseshoe once read “Luck” along the bottom

simply "23 years

and was one of 13 children

Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish antique burl mortar and I love the faces--andA 1796 copperplate engraving depicting "the Caput Medusae or Magellanic Star fish" from the Encyclopaedia Londinensis, a "universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature" edited by John Wilkes and published in London in a series of volumes. A beautiful engraving I think, with these very dense webs of tendrils evoking all sorts of things, and very fine micro detail. Nice rich black, too. 10 3 4" x 8 3 8", copper engraving on wove. With