Plate 407 from a series of 973 illustrations for Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Count of Buffon’s work entitled Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 1770.
Original etching enlighted with watercolor
250 × 205 mm, good margins
Fine impression, with very fresh colors, the top and right edges are very slightly yellowed, tiny spots, left edge is slightly irregular, and small printer’s crease along the right edge, stain in the left margin.