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Period: 1760s
THE COMMON BUZZARD
By Peter Mazel
Located in Portland, ME
(Mazell, Peter). THE COMMON BUZZARD after Charles Collins. Engraving with hand-coloring, c. 1766. A plate from The British Zoology, London 1777. Titled in the plate, top, and with th...
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Sparrowhawk /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785)
Title: "Sparrowhawk" (Plate XXI - 21)
Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)
Year: 1767-1776
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), Florence, Italy
Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 241; Fine Bird Books page 120; McGill/Wood, page 450; Nissen IVB No. 588
Sheet size: 17.88" x 14.07"
Platemark size: 13.69" x 11.69"
Condition: A few small minor areas of discoloration in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors
Rare
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Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Saverio Manetti. Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings. Unidentified watermark in center of sheet.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below.
Manetti's extraordinary "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", 1767-1776 was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set of 600 hand-colored engraved plates of birds. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Manetti. Manetti created the drawings almost exclusively from real specimens, beginning with the extensive collection of Marquis Giovanni Gerini, an affluent Florentine Senator. Manetti saw the work was published in parts of 12 plates, issued every two months or so, most plates dedicated to a prominent member of the Italian nobility and gentry. Printed on handmade watermarked laid paper and published by heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), between 1767-1776 in Florence, Italy. It took 10 years to complete and at its time, was one of the largest surveys of ornithology attempted and the finest set of bird books to ever be created.
Biography:
Francesco Saverio Manetti...
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Bird of Prey: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
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Black Guillemot: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
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A Falkland Island Quail: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a Falkland Island Quail ("Caille des Isles Malouines") by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 222 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in associatio...
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Red & Black Woodpeckers: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of a pair of red and black woodpecker birds entitled "1. Pie Roux, de Cayenne 2. Petit Pie Noir, de Cayenne (Red a...
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A Pair of Woodpeckers: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of male and female woodpecker birds entitled "1. Pie Male de la Encenada, 2. Petit Pic des Moluques (Woodpeckers)"...
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Turtledove of Senegal: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a turtledove entitled "Tourterelle a Collier, du Senegal (Turtledove of Senegal)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 161 from 'Histoire Naturelle...
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18th Century Hand Colored Engraving of a Camel from Pennant's " British Zoology"
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th Century Hand Colored Engraving of a Camel from Thomas Pennant's famous publication on natural history "The British Zoology, Published under the Inspection of the Cymmrodorion...
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Woodpeckers "Le Petit Pic" An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
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A Greenfinch & A Sparrow: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
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An Icelandic GyrFalcon: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
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This is a hand-colored engraving of an Icelandic Ger Falcon entitled "Gerfault d''Islande" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 210 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in associatio...
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Gran Grue Della Baia d'Hudson - Etching by Andrea Scacciati The Younger
By Andrea Scacciati
Located in Roma, IT
Gran Grue Della Baia d'Hudson is a beautiful black and white etching on laid paper realized by the Italian artist, Andrea Scacciati. Title engraved on the higher margin, inscription ...
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Old Masters 1760s Animal Prints
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The Royston Crow (Hooded Crow) /// Thomas Pennant Ornithology Bird Animal Art
By Thomas Pennant
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Thomas Pennant (Welsh, 1726-1798)
Title: "The Royston Crow (Hooded Crow)" (Plate D1)
Portfolio: The British Zoology, Class II: Birds
Year: 1761-1766 (First edition)
Medium: O...
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Turtledove: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
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