Antique Print-HEMIONE-ONAGER-ZEBRA-Buffon-1853

Beschreibung

Antique print, titled: '1. Le Hemione. 2. le Zebre.' - Plate: Le Hemione (the Hemione or Onager) and Le Zebre (the Zebra). Steel engraving with original hand colouring, heightened with arabic gum on vellin type paper. Description: This delicate handcoloured engraving originates from: 'Oeuvres completes de Buffon, avec la nomenclature linneenne et la classification de Cuvier, revues sur l'edition in-4 de l'imprimerie royale et annotees par M. Flourens, secretaire perpetuel de l'Academie des Sciences, membre de l'Academie Francaise, Professeur au museum d'histoire naturelle, etc. Nouvelle edition .' Published in Paris by Garnier Freres, 1853-1857.Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Paquin' after 'H. Gobin'. 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 engravings is by Oudet 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. This plate engraved by Paquien. Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C122-30 The overall size is ca. 6.6 x 10.5 inch. The image size is ca. 4.4 x 8 inch. The overall size is ca. 16.7 x 26.6 cm. The image size is ca. 11.3 x 20.3 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 60216

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