Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon|François Nicolas Martinet

L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux"

1770–86
Hand-colored etching and engraving
24.5 × 20.8 cm (9.6 × 8.2 in)

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