{"product_id":"1769-buffon-french-engraving-le-chat-domestique","title":"1769 Buffon French Engraving, Le Chat Domestique","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 Chat Domestique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this wonderfully detailed plate depicts the domestic cat standing within an 18th century interior, surrounded by household objects and a basket of vegetables. 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":67713496777008,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/1626\/1936\/files\/4968465E-0C7D-4A36-98D4-90A42F622D28.jpg?v=1788208451","url":"https:\/\/www.unionbirchhome.com\/products\/1769-buffon-french-engraving-le-chat-domestique","provider":"Union Birch Home ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}