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Set Of Ten Engravings By Franco Nicolas Martinet

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WD9019758

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2022
  • £3,950.00
  • €4,778 Euro
  • $5,032 US Dollar

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Item Description

Fantastic set of ten beautifully hand-coloured engravings of Herons by Francois Nicolas Martinet, circa 1770.

These prints are framed in a bespoke gilt bamboo frame with hessian mounts and ar70 art glass for optimal clarity.

Over the course of François Nicolas Martinet career he engraved illustrations of birds for some of the most influential naturalists in 18th-Century France.

These exceptional hand-coloured engravings are from Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux . The work was published in Paris from 1770 to 1786.

Martinet was one of the greatest birds artists of the 18th century. He worked for the French court as an engraver and artist. Martinet's illustrations are accurate and beautifully artistic.

A fantastic set of prints that will have a timeless style.

Item Info

Seller Location

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire

Item Dimensions

H: 38cm W: 32cm D: 1cm

Period

18th Century & Earlier

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)1666 505111

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