REV326521 First Avatar of Vishnu as \'The Fish\', illustration from \'Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine\' by Pierre Sonnerat, engraved by Poisson, 1782 (colour engraving) by Sonnerat, Pierre (1745-1814) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: premier avatar de Vishnou; in this incarnation Vishnu rescues humanity and saves the world from the flood; story very similar to that of Noah in the Old Testament;); French, out of copyright.