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François Nicolas MartinetSacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art1770-1786
1770-1786
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About the Item
Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800)
Title: "Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel" (Plate 949)
Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux
*Signed by Martinet in the plate (printed signature) lower left
Year: 1770-1786
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Imprimerie Royale, Paris, France
Publisher: George-Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Paris, France
Reference: Anker No. 76; "Fine Bird Books" No. 83; McGill/Wood No. 267; Nissen IVB No. 158; Zimmer page 104-106
Sheet size: 12" x 8.75"
Image size: 8.5" x 7"
Condition: In excellent condition
Notes:
Comes from Buffon's ten volume portfolio "Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux" (1770-1786), which consists of 1,008 hand-colored engravings.
Biography:
François-Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) was a French engineer, engraver and naturalist. Martinet engraved the plates for numerous works on natural history, especially ornithology. Notable in particular are those for l'Ornithologia, sive Synopsis methodica of Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1760-63).
- Creator:François Nicolas Martinet (1731 - 1800, French)
- Creation Year:1770-1786
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)
- Medium:
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- Period:1770-1779
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Saint Augustine, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU121216998252
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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