Print Description
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 18.8 x 14.5 cm (7.4 x 5.71 inch). Image size: 18.8 x 14.5 cm. (7.4 x 5.71 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling. Trimmed to the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FESSARD, PIGEON, CHEVALIER PIGEON, BIRD ETCHING, 18TH CENTURY, FRENCH PRINT, ANIMAL ENGRAVING | PCO-C25-11
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From a French veterinary dictionary possibly an earlier ed. of ‘Dictionaire Veterinaire’ by P.J. Duchoz, 1775, which shows plates with captions above.
Biography engraver: Claude-Mathieu Fessard (1740-ca. 1803), often referred to as ‘Fessard l’A?ne’, was a French burin engraver and print publisher active in Paris. Known for natural history plates and reproductive engravings after other artists. Elder brother of Marin Fessard.
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