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Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
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Set of six beautiful 18th Century hand-coloured copper plate engravings from '1770- 1786 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' Paris Imprimerie Royale by Le Comte de Buffon Georges- Louis Marie Leclerc.
The engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and artist to the French Court.
Presented in bespoke bamboo frames with tonal mount and UV70 glass.
- Creator:François Nicolas Martinet (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 16.15 in (41 cm)Width: 13.78 in (35 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 6
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- Date of Manufacture:1770
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- Seller Location:Tetbury, GB
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François Nicolas Martinet
Martinet was one of the most important bird illustrators of his time in France. He engraved the plates for numerous works on natural history, especially ornithology and did the illustrations for the “Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux” [Natural History of the Birds] published by L’Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1770–86.
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