Bénard Direxit Antique 18th-Century Copper Engraving Bookplate from Georges-Louis Leclerc's "Histoire Naturelle, Quadrupèdes"
Item Details
An antique 18th-century copper plate engraving on laid paper by French engraver Bénard Direxit (active 1806 – 1830) after the original sketch by French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, author and artist Georges-Louis Leclerc (1707 – 1788), also known as Comte de Buffon, from Leclerc’s comprehensive publication Histoire Naturelle, Quadrupeds, first published in intervals over an eighteen-year period, from 1749 to 1767, and continued in eight more volumes after his death by Bernard Germain de Lacépède. This plate is number 90, page 47, depicting a variety of four-legged animal species, each illustration accompanied by printed text identification, and a male lion. This print is mounted under a pale taupe mat, behind museum glass in a black composite frame, equipped to hang.
Condition
- discoloration across print.
Dimensions
- visible image area measures 7.5″ × 10.25″.
Item #
17CIN375-336
