Set Of 6 18th-century Ornithological Bird Engravings By Jacques Renaud Bénard (1731-1794) Lot 2

Set of 6 engravings for framing, from the 18th century, circa 1790 and signed Benard* Direxit.
These plates are original editions, they measure approximately 22.4cm x 30cm and represent:
The penguin, The great auk, The puffin, Variety of puffin, Kamtschtka puffin, The stariki, The large-crested and small-crested stariki. The Black-bellied Anhinga, The Anhinga, The Red-tailed Tropicbird, The Common Coot, The Pelican, The Greater Tropicbird, The Brown Pelican, The Roseate Pelican, The Frigatebird, The Spotted Pelican, The Pygmy Pelican, The Gannet, The Northern Gannet, The Crested Pelican, The Cormorant.
Delivery possible via Chronopost: France €20
Europe €35
Others €50.
Other lots of these ornithological engravings will be put on sale soon, free shipping for additional lots.
*Jacques Renaud Benard, incorrectly known as Robert Bénard, was a French engraver, 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.