Set Of 6 18th-century Ornithological Bird Engravings By Jacques Renaud Bénard (1731-1794) Lot 3

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 Common Petrel, The Spotted Petrel, The Shearwater Petrel, The Storm-Horned Bird, The Black-mantled Gull, The Chinese Loon, The Great Petrel, The Leaping Loon, The Great Diver, The Lumme, The Magellanic Penguin, The Red-billed Penguin, The Crested Penguin, The Ring-necked Penguin, The Little Penguin, The Rockhopper Penguin, The Gentoo Penguin, The Antarctic Penguin, The Spotted Booby, The Brown Booby, The Medium Penguin, The Great Penguin. Delivery available via Chronopost: France €20,
Europe €35,
Other €50.
Other sets of these ornithological engravings will be offered for sale soon; shipping is free for these sets. additional.
*Jacques Renaud Benard, improperly 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.