(4pc) FRANCOIS MARTINET, HISTOIRE NATURELLE
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Copper plate engraving
Late 18th century, c. 1770-86, four plates by Francois Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800) from "Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux" by George Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788); including plate no. 150 "Pedrix rouge de France, male"; plate no. 517 "Perruche, de Pondichery"; plate no. 791 "1. Petite Perruche, de Batavia. 2. Petite Perruche, de Madagascar."; and plate no. 840 "Le Perroquet Tahua, de Cayenne"
h. 9-1/2 w. 7-3/4 in. (sight)
overall: 17-1/4 x 15-1/2 in. (frame)
Provenance: W. Graham Arader III Gallery, King of Prussia, PA labels on verso of each; Purchased from the above by the current owner in the 1990s; Private Collection, Purchase, NY
Hand-colored copper plate engraving; each framed under UVIII Plexiglass
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Appear to be in excellent condition
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(4pc) FRANCOIS MARTINET, HISTOIRE NATURELLE
Estimate $500 - $700
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