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A Pair of Rare 18th C Hippo Engravings by Buffon

Name: A Pair Of Rare 18th C Hippo Engravings By Buffon
SKU: as967a207
Price: 400.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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An utterly charming pair of 18th century engravings of male and female hippo with original hand colouring. These are original plates from Buffon’s Natural History of Four Legged Animals dated 1786 and the quality and condition of the handmade paper and colouring is exceptional.

This delightful pair of hippo are vibrantly hand coloured and are depicted smiling – a human trait often attributed by 18th and 19th century naturalists to the subjects in their illustrations!

Mounted in off-white with a bespoke gilt wooden reeded frame. Supplied glazed and ready to hang.

Dimensions 31cm x 24cm each.

Please note: these are originals not prints or reproductions.

Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788).
Copperplate engraving with hand colouring on laid, watermarked paper.

Price

£400.00

$531.88

€457.36

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