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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 penguin
The great auk
The puffin
Variety of puffin
The Kamtschtka puffin
The stariki
The large-crested and small-crested stariki.
Black-bellied Anhinga
Anhinga
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Coat Grebe
Pelican
Great White-tailed Tropicbird
Brown Pelican
Pink Pelican
Frigate Frigatebird
Spotted Pelican
Pygmy Pelican
Ganby
Northern Gannet
Crested Pelican
Cormorant
Shipping available via Chronopost for:
France €20
Europe €35
Other countries €50
More sets of these ornithological engravings will be available for sale soon; shipping is free for additional sets.
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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