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Lot 7111:
Charles Lemaire - The Cotinga from Exotic Birds 1836
Lemaire
These beautiful prints are from the first edition of the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Exotiques by Florent Prevost and Charles Lemaire. Published by Pauquet, Paris, 1836.
The engravers for this work were the brothers, Hippolyte and Polydore Pauquet. The brilliant hand-coloured plates show exotic birds such as parrots, birds of paradise, hummingbirds etc in all their natural splendour.
Size: approximately 5.5in x 9in (14cm x 23cm)
Condition: The print is in excellent condition with some browning to margin. Please inspect the images carefully
The print is in excellent condition with some browning to margin. Please inspect the images carefully
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