Bidspirit auction | Edouard Travies - Avocet and

Edouard Travies - Avocet and Flamingo from Complete Works of Buffon 1839 - This original hand-coloured steel engraving is from The Complete Works of Buffon, with extracts from Daubenton, and the classification of Cuvier. Published by Furne et Cie, Paris 1839. The hand-coloured plates, heightened with gum arabic, were engraved by Manceau, Fournier, Pardinel after original drawings by Edouard Travies. Size: 7in x 10.5in (18cm x 27cm)