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Framed 18th Century Comte de Buffon African Monkey French Engraving, La Guenon
About the Item
A beautifully framed Monkey Plate from the Buffon Comte de Quadrúpedes series by Georges-Louis Leclerc, France – circa 1770.
A copper plate, hand-colored engraving titled, La Guenon a Nez Blanc Prominent, from the “Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere.” A Guenon is a forest monkey from sub-Saharan Africa with a prominent white nose.
Matted and custom framed under glass in black lacquered wood with green boulle and gold leaf details.
Provenance: from the Estate of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, a model, socialite, and Andy Warhol protege. Kwiatkowski made her name as a young editor at Interview Magazine and as a frequent subject of the Society Pages. The print, a Parish-Hadley Commission from Judy Cormier Decorative European prints, New York City, hung in her Connecticut estate, decorated by legendary interior designers Sister Parish and Albert Hadley.
Measures: Outer frame – 14 in. H x 12 in. W x 1.5 in. D
Inner sight – 9 in. x 7 in.
Gallery label on the verso. Light loss to the finish on the corners of the frame.
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- Dimensions:Height: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
- Style:Louis XV (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1770
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The expected light loss to the finish on the corners of the frame.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1758224221692
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French: 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including two prominent French scientists Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his "Histoire Naturelle" during his lifetime, with additional volumes based on his notes and further research being published in the two decades following his death. Ernst Mayr wrote that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century". Buffon held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des Plantes.
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