Animals, Rodents, Histoire Naturelle, George Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, c1820

Animals, Rodents

Date: c1820

Engraver: Massard A

Artist; Madame Pillot for Lacapede

Publisher: BGE Delaville, Comte de Lacapede

Paper Size: 155 x 250mm 

Condition: very good

Technique: Copperplate engraving

Price: $190

Technique: Original, hand-coloured, copperplate engraving

 Description: Copperplate engraving with later hand-colouring 

Provenance:

Bernard Germain de Lacapede (1756 - 1825) was a french naturalist and an active freemason. 

He is known for his contribution to the Comte de Buffon's great work, the Histoire Naturelle. He assisted with the publication and continued to add to the publication after the death of de Buffon

To read about Bernard-Germain-Étienne Delaville, Comte de Lacépède click here.