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Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon.
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Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon, Paris 1749.
These two original engravings from Histoire Naturell, Generale et Particuliere, avec la Description du Cabiner du Roi, are later hand colored and framed under glass. Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle was a massive undertaking that covered the whole animal kingdom. The painted engravings of which have had a considerable effect on zoological art.
Measurements:
image H 8.75" x W 6.25"
framed H 15" x W 12"
Very good condition. Color is strong and overall condition is well preserved. (see photos).
weight 2lbs. 5oz. each.
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- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Other (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:18th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Very well conserved.
- Seller Location:Vero Beach, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3915334500562
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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