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Parrot species from Guyana on a branch. Pl. 41
Made by Francois Nicolas Martinet after George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon.
Medium: 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
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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 Buffon’s works, containing 1008 handcoloured plates.
Biography engraver: Francois Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804) was a French engineer and engraver. He worked for the court. His work is varried: from illustrating plays and operas to drawing and engraving landscapes, portraits of notables and scenes of court life at Versailles. He lived and worked during one of the most tumultuous times in French history, witnessing the reigns of Louis XV, Louis XVI / Marie Antoinette and the terror of the French Revolution, followed by the ascent of Napoleon. He was the brother of the female engraver Angelique Martinet (c.1731 – c. 1780).
Biography artist: Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 – April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon’s views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.
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