Early 19th Century Animal Engraving Leopard Dog Antique Framed - a Pair

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Pair early French animal engravings from Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des animaux by Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon first … Read more Pair early French animal engravings from Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des animaux by Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon first published in the late 18th / early 19th century on laid paper. Plates are inscribed as follows:

Histoire Naturelle, Quadrupedes
Benard Direxit

Pl. 98 / 51
Fig. 2. Le Lyn du Missipipi
Fig. 1.ere. Le Lynx botte.
Fig. 3. Le Chien

Pl. 93
Fig. 1.ere Le Leopard
Fig. 2. L'Ocelot.
Fig. #. Le Guepart.

Bénard, Robert, 1734-1777 , engraver

They come nicely matted and framed, ready to display.

Measurements: Frames: 16 9/16" by 13 9/16" (42cm by 34.5 cm); Sheet: 12 1/2" by 8 7/16" (31.7 cm by 21.5 cm) approximately. See less