Poule-d'eau, male. Poule-d'eau, femelle. Male and Female Moorhens. Ornithologia, sive synopsis methodica sistens avium divisionem in ordines.

Mathurin Jaques Brisson

Edité par Theodorum Haak, 1760

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Poule-d'eau, male. Poule-d'eau, femelle. Male and Female Moorhens. An original hand-coloured copper plate engraving. Drawn and engraved by Francois-Nicolas Martinet (1760-1800). From The Ornithologia, sive synopsis methodica by Mathurin Jaques Brisson of 1760. Signed in the plate lower left. Size of sheet: 14" x 10". Size of image: 11.25" x 9.25". Francois-Nicolas Martinet was a French engineer, engraver and naturalist. He engraved plates for numerous works on natural history but he specialized in ornithology. Most notable are these produced for The Ornithologia. Condition: Fine. The engraving is exceptionally clean and fresh. There are however three spot of foxing on the image, one in the center and two fainter spots at the base. It is marked where it would have been folded in the book. The sheet on which the image has been produced is irregular in shape. This is a consequence of manufacture. Were the image framed this discrepancy would not show. The engraved part of the image itself only just fits onto the paper that it is printed on. This would have to be taken into consideration where the image to be framed. N° de réf. du vendeur 001019

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Titre : Poule-d'eau, male. Poule-d'eau, femelle. ...

Éditeur : Theodorum Haak

Date d'édition : 1760

Reliure : No Binding

Illustrateur : Francois-Nicolas Martinet

Etat : Fine