Les Gorge-bleues (Bluethroat Birds)

Name/Title

Les Gorge-bleues (Bluethroat Birds)

Entry/Object ID

2005.5.3

Description

18th-c. hand-colored ornithological engraving of three bluethroat birds: a male without a white spot, a female, and a young bluethroat. This print is part of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon's encyclopedic work, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (Natural History of Birds).

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

François-Nicolas Martinet

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1765 - circa 1780

Time Period

18th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

18-3/4 in

Width

16-3/4 in