La Spatule (Eurasian Spoonbill), Tom. VII. Pl. XXIV.

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• ARTIST: George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon

• MEDIUM: Copper engraving with original hand color,

  DATE: 1770-83.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/2 x 5 3/4" (19.2 x 14.8 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Engraved by C. Baron after De Seve. From "Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux" by Georges Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon. Director of the Jardin du Roi in France, Buffon was the first naturalist to present the universe as a unified whole.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition and color.

• REFERENCE: Fine Bird Books, p. 63. Martin Sale #1437.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Other Water Birds