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Science & Exploration
Buffon Natural History - Plate 51
by Robert Bénard (after Buffon)
Artwork Details
Year
c. 1760-1780
Collection
Original document owned by ATX Austin LLC
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Medium
Hand-colored copperplate engraving
About This Artwork
Quadruped studies from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle. These engravings educated generations of naturalists and influenced Charles Darwin's work on species classification. Public Domain.
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