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Francois Nicolas Martinet Prints

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
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 Prints

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

Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770

Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
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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 Prints

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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

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