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Francois Nicolas Martinet Paintings

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
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French Martinet-Buffon Ornithological Circa 1790
By François Nicolas Martinet
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