DeSÈVE, Jacques, illustrator and George-Louis LeCLERC, Comte de Buffon

[MATTED PRINT]. Le Douin (The Pug), Pl. XLIV

Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771. Jacques DeSÈVE. Ephemera no binding. [EPHEMERA] [MATTED PRINT]. Pierre Etienne MOITTE, engraver. 4to plate size; hand-colored copper plate engraving; 7 5/8” x 5 7/8” within the print borders, plate line visible; 14” x 11” custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied gilt striping. Fine. Fine. Item #1423

From George-Louis LeClerc, Comte de Buffon’s Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749-1778), in 36 volumes, a fine copper-plate engraving featuring a Pug dog, tail unclipped and curled, in a stately pose with a fountain and Roman ruins in the background.

Price: $145.00