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Framed 18th Century Comte de Buffon Indian Monkey French Engraving, L’Aigrette
Price:$1,000
$1,200List Price
About the Item
- Creator:
- Dimensions:Height: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
- Style:Louis XV (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1770
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The expected light loss to the finish on the corners of the frame.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1758224221802
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French: 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including two prominent French scientists Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his "Histoire Naturelle" during his lifetime, with additional volumes based on his notes and further research being published in the two decades following his death. Ernst Mayr wrote that "Truly, Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century". Buffon held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Jardin des Plantes.
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