Verkäufer Pictura Prints, Art & Books, Overasselt, Niederlande
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 1. November 2019
Beschreibung
Copperplate engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 25 x 40 cm. The image size is ca. 20 x 34 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 15.7 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 13.4 inch.Plate 43 : 'Histoire Naturelle, Regne Animal, 1. Gobe mouche hupe de Madagascar - 2. Le Pique boeuf - 3. Etourneau du Cap de Bonne Esperance - 4. Paon de Mer'. (Natural History, animal kingdom. 1. Flycatcher of Madagascar - 2. Red-Billed Oxpecker - 3. Starling of the Cape of Good Hope - 4. Sea Peacock.) This engraving originates from the plate section: 'Histoire naturelle'. (Plates dealing with natural history). This old antique print originates from: 'The Encyclopà die ou Dictionnaire raisonnà des sciences, des arts et des mà tiers, par une Socià tà de Gens de lettres.' which was published under the direction of Diderot and d'Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopdia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well as a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. These plates are engraved by J.A.Defehrt and Bonaventure/Benoit-Louis Prevost after J.R Lucotte or Benard after De La Rue / De Boissieu / Martinet.Condition: Excellent. General age related toning. Occasional light staining. Irregular paper edges as issued.Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-FLYCATCHER-RED BILLED OXPECKER-STARLING-SEA PEACOCK-DIDEROT(PCOMAN) A53-19. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers bb09194
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Antique Print-FLYCATCHER-RED BILLED ...
Erscheinungsdatum: 1751
Anbieterinformationen
Pictura Prints guarantees the items to be as described. We always add scans or photographs to our listings. Further information is possibly available on request. Certificates of autenticity (COA) can be provided on request. We use a margin tax treatment.
We ship worldwide and package our items meticulously. We carry an umbrella insurance policy. Our shipment rates are based on shipments up to 1 kg. For heavier shipments we will contact you with a quote. Currently our surcharge for international shipments over 1 kg is 9,14 euro / kg. In addition POST NL temporarly charges 3,60 euro per kg due to CORONA related logistics. We ship by registered mail through POST NL. Expedited shipping or shipment through another carrier is available on request at a possible surcharge.
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