La favorite, de Cayenne
Date1784
Engraver
Francois Nicolas Martinet
Commissioned by
Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de
(1707 - 1788)
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color
DimensionsOH: 10 1/4" x OW: 8 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,3
DescriptionUpper margin reads: "897."Center above the lower margin: "martinet"
Lower margin reads: "La Favorite, de Cayenne."
Label TextDepiction of the bird species “La Favorite, de Cayenne” engraved by Francois Nicolas Martinet for Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon’s “Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux,” Tome Neuvième [Volume 9] (Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1784), pl. 897.
Francois Nicholas Martinet engraved birds and animals for Buffon’s monumental series “Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particulaire” (of which this engraving was a part) which was published between 1749–1788 and comprised in 36 volumes. It was one of the most important compilations of animals and birds of the 18th century.
1760-1780
ca. 1790
