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François Nicolas MartinetTurtledove: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet1765
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This is a hand-colored engraving of a turtledove entitled "Tourterelle du Senegal (Turtledove of Senegal)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 160 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in association with Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon, first published in Paris in 1765 by Edme Louis Daubento. It depicts a turtledove perched on a branch, looking to the right.
This detailed and strikingly beautiful hand-colored copperplate engraving is printed on high quality laid chain-linked and watermarked paper with very large margins. The sheet measures 18" high and 13" wide. There is a small spot at the edge of the upper portion of the right margin. The engraving is otherwise in excellent condition.
Francois Nicolas Martinet (1731-c1804) was a French naturalist, engineer and artist, particularly as a skilled engraver. He produced engravings for numerous publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well as creating landscapes and scenes of Versailles and portraits of royalty and aristocrats.
George Louis Leclerc Buffon (1707-1788) was a French aristocrat who became a very prominent and respected scientist and mathematician. He was the director of the Jardin des Plantes botanical garden in Paris. He published the 36 volume Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière (1749-1788) which included Martinet's bird illustrations. These engravings were later published on their own in Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux.
Buffon was an early promoter of the the theory of evolution, recognized by Charles Darwin who acknowledged that "the first author who in modern times has treated it (evolution) in a scientific spirit was Buffon."
- Creator:François Nicolas Martinet (1731 - 1800, French)
- Creation Year:1765
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)
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- Period:1760-1769
- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Alamo, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: # 46411stDibs: LU1173214662202
François Nicolas Martinet
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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