{"product_id":"1769-buffon-french-engraving-le-bichon-le-chien-lion","title":"1769 Buffon French Engraving, Le Bichon \u0026 Le Chien Lion","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\u003eTitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe Bichon \u0026amp; Le Chien Lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this especially charming plate depicts two small companion dogs documented in Buffon’s celebrated natural history. Above is the long haired Bichon posed within an intimate interior, while below is the distinctive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChien Lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or lion dog, shown with its characteristic clipped coat. The engraving is from Tome VI and 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":67713522499888,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/1626\/1936\/files\/FD88BB14-5E41-4168-99DF-7EB173ED6DFF.jpg?v=1788208955","url":"https:\/\/www.unionbirchhome.com\/products\/1769-buffon-french-engraving-le-bichon-le-chien-lion","provider":"Union Birch Home ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}