Grebe Hupe. A Copper Plate Engraving of a Grebe. By Francois-Nicholas Martinet. Hand coloured. Dated 1770. 25 x 26.5 cms.
Grebe Hupe. A Copper Plate Engraving of a Grebe. By Francois-Nicholas Martinet. Hand coloured. Dated 1770. 25 x 26.5 cms.
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Grebe Hupee.
An original copper plate engraving of a Grebe.
Drawn and engraved by Francois-Nicholas Martinet.
Hand coloured. Printed on strong cream coloured paper.
From The Comte de Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, published in Paris from 1770 to 1786. Book 6. Plate 4.
Size: 25 x 26.5 cms with the engraved part of the image measuring 21 x 24cms.
Dated 1770.
Condition: Very Good. There is a strong crease running horizontally down the piece and several fainter to the right and left. This is in consequence of the image having been folded into a book. The engraving is otherwise fresh and very clean.