Name/Title
Les Gorge-bleues (Bluethroat Birds)Entry/Object ID
2005.5.3Description
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).Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
François-Nicolas MartinetRole
ArtistDate made
circa 1765 - circa 1780Time Period
18th CenturyDimensions
Dimension Description
ImageHeight
10-1/2 inWidth
8-1/2 inDimension Description
FrameHeight
18-3/4 inWidth
16-3/4 in