Marcus Elieser Bloch

431 works by Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician and naturalist, who is best known for his contribution to ichthyology through his multivolume catalog of plates illustrating the fishes of the world. Brought up in a Hebrew-speaking Jewish family, he learned German and Latin and studied anatomy before settling in Berlin as a physician. He amassed a large natural history collection, particularly of fish specimens. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century, and wrote many papers on natural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of Marcus Elieser Bloch's work on the site falls under Illustration (355), Plants & Animals (76).

Culture: German (431).

By orientation: 430 landscape, 1 portrait.

Other German artists of the period

Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:

• Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki — 469 artworks
• Johann Elias Ridinger — 304 artworks
• Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich — 99 artworks
• Georg Friedrich Schmidt — 82 artworks
• Anton Raphael Mengs — 67 artworks
• Johann Heinrich Ramberg — 63 artworks
• Johann Christian Reinhart — 61 artworks
• Heinrich Friedrich Füger — 48 artworks

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Frequently asked questions

How many Marcus Elieser Bloch artworks does Archive Lane have?

431 public-domain artworks by Marcus Elieser Bloch are catalogued on Archive Lane, each available as a free preview, a digital download, or a made-to-order print.

What nationality was Marcus Elieser Bloch?

Marcus Elieser Bloch is catalogued as German (born 1723, died 1799).

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