Lot of seven ornithology engravings, 18th Century
Lot of seven ornithology engravings enhanced with watercolor.
After works by naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) engraved by Seligman in Nuremberg, Germany
" Le grand fou" (Booby)
"Grüe blanche de l'amérique" (Whooping Crane)
"Le grand héron hupé" (Great Blue Heron)
"Oye de canada" (Canadian Goose)
"La Foulque à bec varié" (Coot with Varied Beak)
"L"Hirondelle d'amérique" (American Swallow)
"Le bec du flamand de grandeur naturelle" (Flamingo’s Beak in Natural Grandeur)
18th Century
Height: 40 cm (15-3/4 in.) - Width: 49 cm (19-1/4 in.) (the smallest with frame)
Framed under glass
Water stains and minor flaking, foxing
Provenance :
- Item(s) quantity: 1
- Expertissim Reference: 2014020398