Print Description
‘Tom. XII. Pl. III1-VII. L`Hippopotame Male – Femelle.’
Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20 x 26 cm. (7,9 x 10,2 inch). Image size: 14,5 x 19 cm. (5,7 x 7,5 inch).
From a Dutch edition of ‘Histoire naturelle … ‘, by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, ed. published in Amsterdam by J. Schneider, 1775. This edition was published in The Netherlands 1766-1799.
Made by ‘C. F. Fritsch and de Bakker’ after an anonymous artist. Christiaan F. Fritsch (active 1740-1780) originated from Hamburg. He worked for Jan Punt and others as engraver.
Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Keywords: HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS-ANATOMY-P.3-7
PCO-A31-45/46
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