1768 Antique Print Birds Ruff Drongo Starling Diderot
1768 Antique Copper Etching of Four Birds
(Drongo, Oxpecker, Cape Starling, Ruff)
by Benard after Martinet
from
"Encyclopédie" of Diderot and d'Alembert.
Histoire Naturelle,
Fig.1. Le Gobe-Mouche Hupé de Madagascar.
Fig.2. Le Pique-Boeuf.
Fig.3. Etourneau du cap de Bonne-espÉrance.
Fig.4. Paon de Mer.
Recueil de planches, sur les Sciences, les Arts
Libéraux et les Arts Méchaniques, avec leur explication.
Cinquieme Livraison, ou Sixieme Volume, 294 Planches
A Paris,
Chez Briasson, David, Le Breton, MDCCLXVIII, Avec approbation et
privilege du Roy.
Superb Engraving
This antique engraving comes from the sixth of the plate volumes
("Recueil de Planches") issued as a supplement to the
"Encyclopédie, ou Dictionaire Raisonne Des Sciences" of Denis Diderot and Jean
Lerond d'Alembert. The Encyclopédie
was published between 1751 and 1780 and was to become a monument
in the history of European thought and a permanent source for all
aspects of eighteenth-century civilization. The volume was published in Paris
in 1768 by André-François
Le Breton, Claude Briasson, and Michel-Antoine David.
The plate (No. XLIII) was designed by François Nicolas Martinet and
engraved by Benard.
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This authentic fascinating engraving depicts four birds:
Drongo of Madagascar, Oxpecker, Cape Starling, and Ruff.
This antique print is a magnificent document and a treat for buffs
of ornithology and natural history. See pictures
for more details; click image to view larger version.
Ruffs have a distinctive "gravy boat" appearance, with a small head and
medium bill, longish neck and pot-bellied profile. Males are larger than
females. They have longish usually yellowish legs, and show white ovals
on the tail sides in flight.
The drongos are a family of small passerine birds of the Old World
tropics. They are found in the family Dicruridae, which is sometimes
much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such
as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers. The
name is originally from the indigenous language of Madagascar, where it
refers to local species, but is now used to refer to all members of the
family.
The plate size is 8.9 x 14 inches printed on 10.5 x
16.5 inches sheet of watermarked laid paper. Wide margins suitable for framing.
Uncolored, as originally issued.
Clear plate mark.
The condition is
good. Imperfections: age toning; one faint fold.
Will look great with a mat and frame.
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