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Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

French, 1731-1800

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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Creator: Francois Nicolas Martinet
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 labels visible: “Phalarope de Siberie” and “Pie varié de la Caroline.” Martinet (17...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Giltwood, Paper

Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet
Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet

Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Set of six 18th Century beautiful hand-coloured copper plate engravings from '1770- 1786 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' Paris Imprimerie Royale by Le Comte de Buffon Georges- Louis ...
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18th Century French Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paper

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

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 from the ten volume ‘Histoire naturelle des oiseaux,’ by Georges-Louis Leclerc, compte...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paint, Paper

Collection of Four Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
Collection of Four Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet

Collection of Four Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
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 ...
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18th Century French Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paper

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Set of six 18th Century beautiful hand coloured copper plate engravings from '1770- 1786 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' Paris Imprimerie Royale by Le Comte de Buffon Georges- Louis ...
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18th Century French Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paper

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet

Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of a pair of tropical bearded and spotted birds by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804), Plate 746, circa 1770. “Barbu a ve...
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Late 18th Century French Provincial Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paper

Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed
Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed

Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed

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 is from Buffon's Historie Naturelle des Oiseaux displa...
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1770s French Georgian Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paper

Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770
Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770

Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770

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 Oiseaux published from 1770-1786. A hand-colored,...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paper

Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century
Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century

Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French Martinet-Buffon Ornithological Circa 1790
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Katonah, NY
These are beautifully drawn, detailed copperplate engravings from one of the most important ornithological works of the 18th century. They are rare and compelling hand-colored engra...
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Late 18th Century French Regency Antique Francois Nicolas Martinet Furniture

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Paper

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French Martinet-Buffon Ornithological Circa 1790
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French Martinet-Buffon Ornithological Circa 1790

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French Martinet-Buffon Ornithological Circa 1790

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