Ancien imprimé-LA RICHE ÉLÉGANT-ESPÈCES soldes DE PERROQUET-PL.41-Martinet-Buffon-1770

Product Name: Ancien imprimé-LA RICHE ÉLÉGANT-ESPÈCES soldes DE PERROQUET-PL.41-Martinet-Buffon-1770
Date of Creation：Pre-1800 Listed By：Dealer or Reseller Subject：0 Height (Inches)：13.39 Width (Inches)：11.02 Print Surface：Paper Type：Print Artist：Francois Nicolas Martinet, George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon Material：Engraving Year soldes of Production：1770

LA RICHE-ELEGANTE

Parrot species from Guyana on a branch. Pl. 41

Made by Francois Nicolas Martinet after George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon.Etching and engraving with original hand colouring. on hand laid (verge type) paper.

Sheet size: 28 x 34 cm (11.02 x 13.39 inch). Image size: 20.3 x 24 cm. (7.99 x 9.45 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Several small worm holes, barely noticable, all backed by identical paper. Some light staining and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LA RICHE ELEGANTE-PARROT SPECIES-PL.41

PCO-EXPO-148

From: Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux., (A part of Histoire Naturelle...) by Comte de Buffon, published in Paris from 1770 to 1786. This is considered the most important 18th c. ornithological work, and most the beautiful ed. of Buffons works, containing 1008 handcoloured plates..