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Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Francois Nicholas Martinet bird engraving, circa 1770. The framed Francois Martinet engraving
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Antique 1770s French Georgian Prints

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Paper

Collection of Four Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
Collection of four hand-colored bird engravings by François Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804), taken
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Paint, Paper

Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Dayton, OH
birds by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804), Plate 746, circa 1770. “Barbu a ventre tachete, de
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Antique Late 18th Century French Provincial Prints

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Paper

Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Free Union, VA
Hand colored in delicate detail, framed and matted original late 18th century engravings, two with
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Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Prints

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Giltwood, Paper

Antique Bird Print of a Red-Necked Phalarope by Martinet, c.1800
By Martinet
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Phalarope, de Siberie'. Original antique print of a red-necked phalarope
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Antique 19th Century Prints

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Paper

A Female Penguin: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

An Icelandic GyrFalcon: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

A Greenfinch & A Sparrow: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Woodpeckers "Le Petit Pic" An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
numerous publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

A Falkland Island Quail: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
-colored engravings. Biography: François-Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) was a French engineer, engraver and
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
1,008 hand-colored engravings. Biography: François-Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) was a French engineer
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
consists of 1,008 hand-colored engravings. Biography: François-Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) was a French
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
-1786), which consists of 1,008 hand-colored engravings. Biography: François-Nicolas Martinet (1731
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
consists of 1,008 hand-colored engravings. Biography: François-Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) was a French
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

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Intaglio, Laid Paper, Engraving, Watercolor

François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Meinisberg, CH
François Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731 - c. 1800) Le Pigeon Ramier de Madacascar (The Wood Pigeon
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18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Ink

Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique French engraving of birds, Paris, late 18th century. From the Histoire Naturelle des
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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Shore Bird
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Raleigh, NC
Hand colored Martinet shore bird engraving on laid paper. Wonderful condition with frame. Framed
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19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames & Matting. By Martinet.
Located in Washington, DC
Ten hand colored engravings of birds in new frames and matting sold individually. François Nicolas
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Martinet Engravings, Framed, Set of Three, Late 18th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of 3 antique hand-colored bird engravings by Martinet, of Toucan, Calau, and Petit Kakatoes
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Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art

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Paper

Pair of Antique Hand Colored French Bird Engravings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Historical pair of 18th century hand colored bird engravings from the original book "Histoire
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Paintings

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Paper

Antique Hand Colored Engraving of a Small Snipe Bird
Located in Langweer, NL
originates from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' by Francois Nicolas Martinet, one of France’s foremost bird
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'La Tangaroux, de Cayenne.' This print shows a tanager bird. Originates from
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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print of the A) ostrich B) crowned-crane C) partridge (?) D) toucan E) ? F) goose
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Antique Early 19th Century Prints

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Paper

2 Antique French 18thC Jacques de Sève Mastodon Mammut Tooth Engravings 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
) (François-Nicolas Martinet did the birds) and then Buffon's Recueil de Vingtquatre Plantes et Fleurs (1772
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of an Oilbird and a Crested Swift
Located in Langweer, NL
"Martinet coiffe" translates to "Crested Swift" in English. The Crested Swift is a bird species
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Antique 1840s Prints

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Paper

Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Buffon's works, containing 1008 handcoloured plates. Artists and Engravers: Francois Nicolas Martinet
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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of Blackbirds from St. Domingo and Cayenne, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Engravers: Francois Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804) was a French engineer and engraver. He worked for the court
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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)
By Denis Diderot
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Sciences, les Arts Liberaux, et les Arts Mechaniques, avec Leur Explication. Francois Nicolas Martinet
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
Located in Boston, MA
19th century martinet bird engravings with later hand coloring in black painted frames.
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

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Paint

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
H 19.5 in W 15.25 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
Located in Boston, MA
19th century martinet bird engravings with later hand coloring in black painted frames.     
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

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Paint

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
H 19.5 in W 15.25 in D 1.5 in
Nine Francois Martinet Bird Engravings
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in New York, NY
FRANCOIS NICOLAS MARTINET ( B. 1731) From Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux [Natural History of Birds
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

Pair of Martinet Birds
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in New York, NY
Birds. Left: Femelle du Calao, de l'Isle Panay by Martinet - Original hand-colored engravings from
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Late 18th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Martinet Copper Plate Engraving of a Parrot
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
A large hand-colored copper plate engraving on hand woven paper of a colorful parrot perched on a
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Drawings

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Paper

Le Vanneau - Suisse by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in New York, NY
Original hand-colored engravings from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, one of the most important and
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Late 18th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Emerillon, de St. Domingue by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in New York, NY
Original hand-colored engravings from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, one of the most important and
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Late 18th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Le Curicaca, de Cayenne by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in New York, NY
Original hand-colored engravings from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, one of the most important and
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Late 18th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Le Geai, de la Chine by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in New York, NY
Original hand-colored engravings from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, one of the most important and
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Late 18th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Femelle du Calao, de l'Isle Panay by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in New York, NY
Original hand-colored engravings from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, one of the most important and
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Late 18th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving

Choucas Chauve, de Cayenne 'Capuchinbird, ' circa 1786
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
From Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (A Natural History of Birds), Paris: 9 volumes. [l'Imprimerie
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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

L'Onoré Rayé, de Cayenne 'Rufescent Tiger Heron, ' circa 1786
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
Natural History of Birds), Paris: 9 volumes. [l'Imprimerie royale], Editor: Georges Louis Leclerc, Le
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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

Three Ornithological Prints, from the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three handcolored engravings of charming tropical birds perched on branches showing their full
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Antique Late 18th Century French High Victorian Prints

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Paper

Suite of Six 18th century Colored Engravings of Exotic Parrots
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Comte de Buffon (1707 – 1788); realized by the prolific bird illustrator, Françoise Martinet
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Art

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Paper, Murano Glass

Pair of Martinet Bird Engravings, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The pair of Martinet bird engravings with later hand coloring in black, white, orange and blue hues
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Antique 19th Century European Prints

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Paint, Paper

Set of 12 18th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Bird Engravings by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of eight engravings of birds by French artist Francois Nicolas Martinet. The dealer is
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints

Bird Engravings by Martinet
Bird Engravings by Martinet
H 17.5 in W 12.25 in
Twenty Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
Twenty hand-colored bird engravings by François Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804), taken from the ten
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Set of 12 Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux. The engravings set in an églomisé and decoupage glass bordered
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Antique 1770s French Georgian Prints

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Paper

Set of Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds, 1770-1786
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds, Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux, (Twelve
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Antique Late 18th Century Georgian Decorative Art

A Set of Twelve Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux, Series of bird prints from the most important and comprehensive
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints

Set of Eight Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Miami, FL
Francois Nicolas Martinet from 1770-1786. Each engraving identifies in French the bird depicted, and is
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Prints

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Linen, Walnut, Burl, Paper

Antique Bird Print of a Swan by Martinet, c.1800
By Martinet
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Le Cygne'. Original antique print of a swan. Source unknown, to be
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Antique 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Set / group of 14 François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1804) hand-colored bird prints / engravings
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Set of four 18th century hand coloured bird engravings by Martinet circa 1765
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Cotignac, FR
best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Superb Set of Twelve Martinet Bird Copper Plate Engravings
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet, the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and artist to
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Set of Ten 18th Century Heron Engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic set of ten beautifully hand-coloured engravings of Herons by Francois Nicolas Martinet
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Antique 18th Century French Paintings

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Paper

Set of 12 18th Century Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Parrots
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Martinet (born c. 1731). He is best known for his engravings of birds for Comte de Buffon's, Histoire
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Antique 1770s Georgian Prints

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Paper

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Martinet Bird Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic martinet bird engraving available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, paint and wood, every martinet bird engraving was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a martinet bird engraving — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A martinet bird engraving, designed in the Louis XVI, Georgian or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made martinet bird engraving has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Francois Nicolas Martinet, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon and Martinet are consistently popular.

How Much is a Martinet Bird Engraving?

A martinet bird engraving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $595, while the lowest priced sells for $165 and the highest can go for as much as $30,000.

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