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Buffon Natural History - Plate 50: Goats and Antelopes
by Robert Bénard (after Buffon)
Artwork Details
Year
c. 1760-1780
Collection
Original document owned by ATX Austin LLC
Medium
Hand-colored copperplate engraving
About This Artwork
Five species of goats and antelopes: Le Bouc de Juda (Judean Goat), La Gnu (Wildebeest), Le Chamois (Chamois), Le Bouc des Bois (Forest Goat), and Le Chamois d'Afrique (African Chamois). From Buffon's groundbreaking Histoire Naturelle, one of the most important scientific works of the Enlightenment. Public Domain.
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