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Set of 6 engravings for framing, dating from the 18th century, circa 1790, and signed Benard* Direxit.
These prints are original editions, measuring approximately 22.4cm x 30cm, and depict:
The Ostrich
The Cassowary
The Bustard
The Lesser Black-rumped Duck
The African Bustard
The Lohong
The Common Stilt
The Black-winged Stilt
The Oystercatcher
The Lesser European Dove
The European Golden Plover
The Black-throated Golden Plover
The Ring-necked Plover
The Crested Plover
The Hooded Plover
The Ragged Plover
The Cayenne Plover
The Capped Plover
The Great Plover
The Fox Plover
The Swiftlet
The Albatross
The Common Guillemot
The Lesser Common Guillemot
The Marbled Guillemot.
Delivery available via Chronopost for:
France €20
Europe €35
Other countries €50
More lots of these ornithological engravings will be available for sale soon; shipping is free for additional lots.
*Jacques Renaud Benard, sometimes incorrectly called Robert Bénard, was a French engraver, born in Rosny-sous-Bois on April 13, 1731, and died in Paris on July 4, 1794. He contributed to the writing of the encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature, including ornithology, by Abbé Bonnaterre in 1791.
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