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Set Of 6 18th-century Ornithological Bird Engravings By Jacques Renaud Bénard (1731-1794) Lot 4
Set of 6 engravings for framing, dating from the 18th century, circa 1790 and signed Benard* Direxit.
These plates are original editions, measuring approximately 22.4cm x 30cm, and depict:
The Striped Sea Martin, The Metopoleucos, The Skimmer, The Merganser, The Blue-footed Gull, The Black-headed Gull, The Common Gull, The Common Noddy, The Common Tern, The Caspian Sea Martin, The Scarecrow, The Grey-mantled Gull, The Common Grayling, The Glaucous Gull, The White-tailed Gull, The Kittiwake, The Great and Lesser Sea Martins, The Red-headed Ortolan, The Cape Tanager, The African Flower-Pot, The Honey-eater, The Tahiti Cuckoo, The Siberian Tanager, The Hazel Grouse, The Tooth-billed Cuckoo, The Green-mantled Flower-Pot. White chaffinch, Hazel grouse, White and striped hazel grouse. 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.
These plates are original editions, measuring approximately 22.4cm x 30cm, and depict:
The Striped Sea Martin, The Metopoleucos, The Skimmer, The Merganser, The Blue-footed Gull, The Black-headed Gull, The Common Gull, The Common Noddy, The Common Tern, The Caspian Sea Martin, The Scarecrow, The Grey-mantled Gull, The Common Grayling, The Glaucous Gull, The White-tailed Gull, The Kittiwake, The Great and Lesser Sea Martins, The Red-headed Ortolan, The Cape Tanager, The African Flower-Pot, The Honey-eater, The Tahiti Cuckoo, The Siberian Tanager, The Hazel Grouse, The Tooth-billed Cuckoo, The Green-mantled Flower-Pot. White chaffinch, Hazel grouse, White and striped hazel grouse. 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.
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