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Antique Bird Print of a Common Merganser by Buffon, 1766
£70 ($90, €80)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1766
- Size
- 9.8 × 7.5 in (25 × 19 cm)
- Condition
- Fair
- Period
- 18th century
- Artist or book
- Buffon
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_25702722
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique bird print titled 'Le Harle'. Old bird print of a common merganser. This print originates from Buffon’s ‘Histoire Naturelle’, 1766.
Artists and Engravers: Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.
Condition: Fair/good, general age-related toning. Few stains, also affecting image. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1766
Overall size: 19 x 25 cm
Image size: 0.001 x 15 x 19 cm
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