Description: A finely coloured plate from the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon's major work, Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere Avec la Description du Cabinet du Roi. Jacques de Sève (Active 1742 –1788) was a French artist and illustrator. De Sève was commissioned by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon to provide the illustrations for Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749-1778, in 36 volumes) and then Buffon's Recueil de Vingtquatre Plantes et Fleurs (1772). He also illustrated work by Duhamel du Monceau, Claude Perrault and parts of Encyclopédie Méthodique. 25.2 x 18 cm Condition: Beautiful hand colouring A finely coloured plate from the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon's major work, Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere Avec la Description du Cabinet du Roi. Jacques de Sève (Active 1742 –1788) was a French artist and illustrator. De Sève was commissioned by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon to provide the illustrations for Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749-1778, in 36 volumes) and then Buffon's Recueil de Vingtquatre Plantes et Fleurs (1772). He also illustrated work by Duhamel du Monceau, Claude Perrault and parts of Encyclopédie Méthodique. 25.2 x 18 cm Condition: Beautiful hand colouring
Price: 117.67 USD
Location: Norwich
End Time: 2025-01-17T18:17:45.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.9 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year of Production: 1779
Style: Enlightenment
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Features: Hand Tinted
Image Orientation: Portrait
Material: Paper
Handmade: Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Signed: Yes
Period: Neoclassicism/Romantism (1770-1840)
Theme: Animals
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Time Period Produced: 1750-1799
Type: Print
Subject: Wild Cat, Mammal, Animal
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: Does not apply
