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Lot 125952: RL Engramelle - Insectes d'Europe engraving by FL Swebach Desfontaines 1779-92
This rare hand coloured engraving is from Papillons d’Europe by Jacques Louis Engramelle. Printed by by PM Delaguette and Basan & Poignant, Paris 1779-92.
The engraving and hand colouring was completed by François Louis Swebach-Desfontaines after a drawing by Jacques Engramelle. The engraving is on chain-linked, watermarked paper.
Papillons d’Europe was one of the most magnificent French works on butterflies and moths. It was issued as an edition of only 250 copies. Among the subscribers to this work were the King and Queen of France, members of the Royal Family, the King of Spain, the King of Sweden, and notable scientists such as Duc d’Aumont and le Compte de Buffon.
Size: 10.5in x 8in (27cm x 20.5cm)
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