Buffalo from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle

by After Jacques de Sève, engraved by various artists

About this artwork

Hand-colored copperplate engraving from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière. This illustration depicts a buffalo and represents one of the finest examples of 18th-century natural history illustration. The original work was published between 1749-1804 and featured contributions from leading artists and engravers of the period.