Jacques de Seve

Jacques de Seve was a French illustrator. He was commissioned by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon to do the quadruped illustrations for "Historie naturalle, generale et particuliere" (1749-1778, in 36 volumes). He also did illustrations for Buffon's "Receuil de Vignquatre Plantes et Fleurs" (1772), He illustrated work by Duhamel du Monceau, Claude Perrault and illustrated parts of "Encyclopedie Methodique."