Collection of 4 watercolored etchings. Late 18th century. Circa 1783.
Plates numbered and signed Martinet.
Extract from Histoire naturelle des oiseaux by Buffon*.
Wide margins, very beautiful enhanced proofs, period colors, on laid paper.
Elegantly framed under glass, gilded wooden rod.
*Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788)
Plate dimensions: L 22 x H 28 cm. Frame L 31 x H 39 cm.
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