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Twenty Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
$12,500List Priceper set
About the Item
- Creator:François Nicolas Martinet (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Width: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 20
- Style:Neoclassical (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1771-1786
- Condition:Additions or alterations made to the original: Newly framed. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Some foxing and minor stains to paper. Newly framed.
- Seller Location:Houston, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: 10971stDibs: LU984736037772
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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