FRANÇOIS-NICOLAS MARTINET

Original Hand-Coloured Copper Etching

Title: Momot, Du Brésil (Hoatzin From Brazil)

Image Size: 24.5cm x 20cm

Item Size: Height: 51cm, Width: 45.5cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 3Kg

Edition: From Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux Series, 1770-1786

Signature Details: Inscribed "Momot, Du Brésil" And "Ou La Houdre" Below Image

Reference Number 370 Visible; Gowrie Galleries Authentication Label On Verso; Institutional Markings Indicating Museum Provenance

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

Provenance: François-Nicolas Martinet (Fl. 1760-1800) Was A Distinguished French Naturalist, Illustrator, Engineer And Engraver. This Work Originates From The Seminal *Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux*, Produced In Collaboration With The Renowned Naturalist Georges-Louis Comte De Buffon. Martinet'S Meticulous Hand-Coloured Engravings Remain Among The Most Important Ornithological Publications Of The 18Th Century, Celebrated For Their Scientific Accuracy And Artistic Refinement.

Condition: Good

Fc
163148+23

Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia

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