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Antique Bird Print of a Red-Necked Phalarope by Martinet, c.1800
By Martinet
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Phalarope, de Siberie'. Original antique print of a red-necked phalarope
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Antique 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of a Red-Necked Phalarope by Martinet, c.1800
Antique Bird Print of a Red-Necked Phalarope by Martinet, c.1800

Antique Bird Print of a Red-Necked Phalarope by Martinet, c.1800

H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0 in
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
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Antique 1770s French Georgian Prints

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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

H 21.75 in W 13 in D 0.75 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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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

H 14.75 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Dayton, OH
birds by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804), Plate 746, circa 1770. “Barbu a ventre tachete, de
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Antique Late 18th Century French Provincial Prints

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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

H 15.25 in W 0.625 in D 12.75 in
Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Free Union, VA
labels visible: “Phalarope de Siberie” and “Pie varié de la Caroline.” Martinet (1731-?) was born in
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Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Prints

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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

H 14.13 in W 12.13 in D 0.75 in
Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux *Signed by Martinet in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1770
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History
Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History

François Nicolas Martinet
Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History , 1770-1786

H 10.25 in W 8 in
Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
) Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux *Signed by Martinet in the plate (printed signature) lower left
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck
Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck

François Nicolas Martinet
Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck , 1770-1786

H 13 in W 9.25 in
Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
)" (Plate 953) Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux *Signed by Martinet in the plate (printed signature
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art

François Nicolas Martinet
Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art , 1770-1786

H 13 in W 9.25 in
Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800) Title: "Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

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Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird
Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird

François Nicolas Martinet
Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird , 1770-1786

H 10 in W 8 in
Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Coromandel" (Plate 949) Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux *Signed by Martinet in the plate (printed
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1770s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Intaglio, Laid Paper, Engraving, Watercolor

Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art

François Nicolas Martinet
Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art, 1770-1786

H 12 in W 8.75 in
Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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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

H 16.15 in W 13.78 in D 0.79 in
Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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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

H 16.15 in W 13.78 in D 0.79 in
Set of Six 18th Century Engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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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

H 16.15 in W 13.78 in D 0.79 in
A Female Penguin: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

A Female Penguin: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
A Female Penguin: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet

François Nicolas Martinet
A Female Penguin: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet, 1765

H 12.63 in W 9.38 in
An Icelandic GyrFalcon: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

An Icelandic GyrFalcon: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
An Icelandic GyrFalcon: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet

François Nicolas Martinet
An Icelandic GyrFalcon: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet, 1770

H 18.25 in W 13 in
François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Meinisberg, CH
year of his death. Little is known of his life, a son, Aaron Martinet, became a print dealer in Paris
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18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Ink

François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving
François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving

François Nicolas Martinet
François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving, 1790

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H 16.93 in W 13 in D 1.19 in
A Greenfinch & A Sparrow: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
. The print is otherwise in excellent condition. Francois Nicolas Martinet (1731-c1804) was a French
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

A Greenfinch & A Sparrow: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
A Greenfinch & A Sparrow: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet

François Nicolas Martinet
A Greenfinch & A Sparrow: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet, 1770

H 18.25 in W 13 in
Shore Bird
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Raleigh, NC
Hand colored Martinet shore bird engraving on laid paper. Wonderful condition with frame. Framed
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19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Shore Bird
Shore Bird

François Nicolas Martinet
Shore Bird, 1800

H 8.5 in W 7 in D 1 in
Woodpeckers "Le Petit Pic" An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
numerous publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Woodpeckers "Le Petit Pic" An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
Woodpeckers "Le Petit Pic" An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet

François Nicolas Martinet
Woodpeckers "Le Petit Pic" An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet, 1765

H 12.63 in W 9.38 in
A Falkland Island Quail: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
print is otherwise in excellent condition. Francois Nicolas Martinet (1731-c1804) was a French
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

A Falkland Island Quail: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
A Falkland Island Quail: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet

François Nicolas Martinet
A Falkland Island Quail: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet, 1770

H 18.25 in W 13 in
Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Martinet. The bird species depicted are Le Petral and L'Oiseau de Tempete. Beautifully framed and matted.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

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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

H 11.75 in W 10 in D 1 in
Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames & Matting. By Martinet.
Located in Washington, DC
Martinet. Martinet engraved illustrations of birds for books by some of the most influential
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames & Matting. By Martinet.
Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames & Matting. By Martinet.

Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames & Matting. By Martinet.

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.75 in
Pair Of Framed Martinet Parrots
Located in Essex, MA
Exquisitely framed. Water gilded frames. Hand colored birds. Marbled matting.
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Antique 18th Century European Prints

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Giltwood, Paper

Pair Of Framed Martinet Parrots
Pair Of Framed Martinet Parrots

Pair Of Framed Martinet Parrots

H 20.25 in W 17.75 in D 1 in
Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'La Tangaroux, de Cayenne.' This print shows a tanager bird. Originates from
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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770
Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770

Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770

H 18.43 in W 12.88 in D 0 in
Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print of the A) ostrich B) crowned-crane C) partridge (?) D) toucan E) ? F) goose
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Antique Early 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808
Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808

Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808

H 8.27 in W 8.67 in D 0.02 in
Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of an Oilbird and a Crested Swift
Located in Langweer, NL
"Martinet coiffe" translates to "Crested Swift" in English. The Crested Swift is a bird species
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Antique 1840s Prints

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Paper

Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of an Oilbird and a Crested Swift
Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of an Oilbird and a Crested Swift

Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of an Oilbird and a Crested Swift

H 10.44 in W 6.7 in D 0 in
Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Fou tachete, de Cayenne.' This print shows a northern gannet (Juv
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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770
Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770

Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770

H 18.12 in W 13 in D 0 in
Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of Blackbirds from St. Domingo and Cayenne, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Merle cendre, de St. Domingue. Merle olive, de Cayenne.' This print shows
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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of Blackbirds from St. Domingo and Cayenne, 1770
Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of Blackbirds from St. Domingo and Cayenne, 1770

Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of Blackbirds from St. Domingo and Cayenne, 1770

H 18.51 in W 12.92 in D 0 in
Antique Hand Colored Engraving of a Small Snipe Bird
Located in Langweer, NL
originates from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' by Francois Nicolas Martinet, one of France’s foremost bird
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand Colored Engraving of a Small Snipe Bird
Antique Hand Colored Engraving of a Small Snipe Bird

Antique Hand Colored Engraving of a Small Snipe Bird

H 12.64 in W 9.26 in D 0.02 in
2 Antique French 18thC Jacques de Sève Mastodon Mammut Tooth Engravings 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
) (François-Nicolas Martinet did the birds) and then Buffon's Recueil de Vingtquatre Plantes et Fleurs (1772
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

2 Antique French 18thC Jacques de Sève Mastodon Mammut Tooth Engravings 30"
2 Antique French 18thC Jacques de Sève Mastodon Mammut Tooth Engravings 30"

2 Antique French 18thC Jacques de Sève Mastodon Mammut Tooth Engravings 30"

H 30.25 in W 20.25 in D 1 in
Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)
By Denis Diderot
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Sciences, les Arts Liberaux, et les Arts Mechaniques, avec Leur Explication. Francois Nicolas Martinet
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)
Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)

Denis Diderot
Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship), 1762-72

H 22.75 in W 17.75 in D 1.5 in
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Find a variety of martinet bird prints available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique martinet bird prints was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, burl and fabric. Martinet bird prints have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century. Martinet bird prints are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Martinet bird prints have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Francois Nicolas Martinet, George Edwards and Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon are consistently popular.

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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,200, while they’re typically $685 on the low end and $25,000 highest priced.

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