{"product_id":"1769-buffon-french-engraving-basset-hounds","title":"1769 Buffon French Engraving, Basset Hounds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original 18th century French engraving from the 1769 edition of Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in Paris by the Imprimerie Royale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis wonderful plate depicts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo early Basset types: Le Basset à Jambes Torses above and Le Basset à Jambes Droites below\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, literally distinguishing the dogs by their crooked and straight legs. Both are shown in profile against delicately engraved French landscapes, making this an especially interesting early depiction of the Basset type.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Tome VI, the plate is signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBréant Sculp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach engraving in this collection was individually removed from the same 1769 volume and is an authentic period print, not a later reproduction. Over 250 years old, the paper shows the expected signs of age, including toning, occasional spotting and variations along the edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrance, 1769\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal copperplate engraving on laid paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Union Birch Home ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67713622999344,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/1626\/1936\/files\/7F8745EA-A54B-438C-835F-8C226AD7D208.jpg?v=1788209700","url":"https:\/\/www.unionbirchhome.com\/products\/1769-buffon-french-engraving-basset-hounds","provider":"Union Birch Home ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}