Set Of 6 18th Century Ornithological Bird Engravings By Jacques Renaud Bénard (1731-1794) No1

Set of 6 engravings for framing, dating from the 18th century, circa 1790 and signed Benard* Direxit. These prints are original editions, measuring approximately 22.4cm x 30cm, and depict: The Ostrich, The Cassowary, The Bustard, The Lesser Black-throated Duck, The African Bustard, The Lohong, The Common Stilt, The Oystercatcher, The Dove, The European Golden Plover, The Black-throated Golden Plover, The Ring-necked Plover, The Crested Plover, The Hooded Plover, The Ragged Plover, The Cayenne Plover, The Capped Plover, The Great Plover, The Fox-plover, The Swiftlet, The Albatross, The Common Guillemot, The Lesser Common Guillemot, The Marbled Guillemot.
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Delivery available via Chronopost: France €20,
Europe €35,
Other €50.
*Jacques Renaud Benard, incorrectly known as Robert Bénard, was a French engraver, born in Born in Rosny-sous-Bois on April 13, 1731 and died in Paris on July 4, 1794, he participated in the writing of the encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature, including ornithology, by Abbé Bonnaterre in 1791.