Cape Parrot (La Perriche a pute juba.) Tom VI. Pl. XIII.

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• ARTIST: George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c. 1775.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/2 x 6" (19.2 x 15.1 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This finely detailed 18th-century engraving comes from Buffon’s monumental Natural History of Birds. As Director of the Jardin du Roi in France, Buffon pioneered the idea of presenting the natural world as a unified whole. Based on its location and the rich green-and-gold plumage, the bird shown here is likely the Cape Parrot, a rare and striking species native to southern Africa.

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

• CONDITION: Good condition.

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

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Other Birds of Paradise, Toucans, Parrots & Hummingbirds