Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon|François Nicolas Martinet

Courly à tête nu, du Cap de bonne Esperance (Bald Ibis from the Cape of Good Hope), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux"

1770–86
Hand-colored etching and engraving
24.4 × 21.6 cm (9.6 × 8.5 in)

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Courly à tête nu, du Cap de bonne Esperance (Bald Ibis from the Cape of Good Hope), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux" by Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon and François Nicolas Martinet | DiscoverArt