Antique Bird Print-LOUISIANA STARLING-CAPE STARLING-COMMON-Buffon-Thorel-1837

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Plate : '1. Etourneau de la Louisiane - 2.L'Etourneau - 3. Etourneau du Cap.' (1. Louisiana starling - 2. Common Starling - 3. Cape Starling). Steel engraving on vellin type paper. Original old hand colouring. Description: This delicate handcoloured engraving originates from: 'Oeuvres complètes de Buffon, suivies de la classification comparee de Cuvier, Lesson etc. Nouvelle Edition revue par M. Richard, professeur a la faculte de medicine de Paris.' Published in Paris by Pourrat Freres, 1837.Artists and Engravers: Author: 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. This handcoloured engraving is by Thorel after Edouard Travies (1809-c1868) The minute precision of Edouard Travies' work places him with the best of France's scientific artists; his bird drawings are considered to be some of the finest ever produced. Condition: Good; General age related toning; Moderate staining and / or foxing. Storage location: C126-11 The overall size is ca. 6.1 x 9.4 inch. The image size is ca. 3.5 x 6.5 inch. The overall size is ca. 15.5 x 24 cm. The image size is ca. 9 x 16.5 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 23485

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Titel: Antique Bird Print-LOUISIANA STARLING-CAPE ...

Einband: Softcover