18th Century French engraving
Lovely hand coloured engraving by French naturalist Francois-Nicholas Martinet (1731- c.1800).
Martinet engraved plates for a number of works on natural history. By 1756 he became engraver for the King’s cabinet, reporting to the Manson Du Roi. His major work was for l’Orthinilogia ,sive Synopsis methodica of Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1760-1763) from which this engraving is taken. Some of his plates have been of importance in the identification of now extinct species.
This engraving was beautifully mounted in the 20th century and we have retained the mount and the frame from that date. The mount showed some water marks so we have simply overlayed it with a sympathetic mount surround.
This is a really lovely and increasingly rare engraving showing Martinet at his very best.
Please note these engravings were folded when originally published in books so do have pale fold marks. This does not detract from this lovely picture. Please look at the photographs carefully.
Lovely hand coloured engraving by French naturalist Francois-Nicholas Martinet (1731- c.1800).
Martinet engraved plates for a number of works on natural history. By 1756 he became engraver for the King’s cabinet, reporting to the Manson Du Roi. His major work was for l’Orthinilogia ,sive Synopsis methodica of Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1760-1763) from which this engraving is taken. Some of his plates have been of importance in the identification of now extinct species.
This engraving was beautifully mounted in the 20th century and we have retained the mount and the frame from that date. The mount showed some water marks so we have simply overlayed it with a sympathetic mount surround.
This is a really lovely and increasingly rare engraving showing Martinet at his very best.
Please note these engravings were folded when originally published in books so do have pale fold marks. This does not detract from this lovely picture. Please look at the photographs carefully.
Lovely hand coloured engraving by French naturalist Francois-Nicholas Martinet (1731- c.1800).
Martinet engraved plates for a number of works on natural history. By 1756 he became engraver for the King’s cabinet, reporting to the Manson Du Roi. His major work was for l’Orthinilogia ,sive Synopsis methodica of Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1760-1763) from which this engraving is taken. Some of his plates have been of importance in the identification of now extinct species.
This engraving was beautifully mounted in the 20th century and we have retained the mount and the frame from that date. The mount showed some water marks so we have simply overlayed it with a sympathetic mount surround.
This is a really lovely and increasingly rare engraving showing Martinet at his very best.
Please note these engravings were folded when originally published in books so do have pale fold marks. This does not detract from this lovely picture. Please look at the photographs carefully.