Enlightenment Period Engraving of a Tufted Owl

A finely detailed natural history engraving depicting an owl, standing alert on a tree stump, with wings folded and large forward-facing eyes emphasized. The artist has carefully rendered the plumage in fine crosshatching, showing the bird’s mottled feather pattern and distinctive “ear” tufts. To the right, a small anatomical figure illustrates a detail of the owl’s beak. This print comes from a scientific series of bird illustrations, intended for natural history study and classification in the Enlightenment period.

Condition: Small tear in right outer margin, visible in photo of the full sheet below.  Otherwise very good to excellent condition.
Dimensions: 24.5 x 30.5 (full sheet)

Texts below image:
TABVLA XXII.
I. I. R. pinx. R.
Iacob Andr. Eisenmann. exc. Norim.  (Iacob Andr(eas) Eisenmann exc. Norim(bergae) identifies the publisher: Jacob Andreas Eisenmann (1746–1823), active in Nuremberg, known for issuing natural history and scientific engravings.)