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Bilder Robert Bénard (18th Century) – View of various rail birds – Engraving (18th Century)
Beskrivning
"Histoire Naturelle, Ornithologie" shows multiple rail birds depicted in a natural environment. This engraving is a part of an educational natural history work intended to document and classify various avian species. The work belongs to an eighteenth-century natural history encyclopedia produced in France.
Robert Bénard was a French engraver who worked extensively in the late eighteenth century. He is best known for his collaboration with Diderot and d'Alembert on the Encyclopédie. His precise technical skills enabled the mass distribution of scientific and artisanal knowledge through visual media. Bénard's work remains a significant reference for the history of scientific illustration.
Artist or Maker: Robert Bénard.
Dimensions: Approximately 29 cm x 22 cm.
Medium: Engraving.
Date: 18th Century.
Condition Report:
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