{"product_id":"1769-buffon-french-engraving-le-cheval","title":"1769 Buffon French Engraving, Le Cheval","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.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully detailed equestrian plate depicts a spotted horse standing within a pastoral landscape, with architecture visible in the distance. Part of Tome VI, the volume devoted to domestic animals, the engraving is signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBréant Sculp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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":67713511751984,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/1626\/1936\/files\/454297F6-294A-4281-9F61-037B3779BE85.jpg?v=1788208781","url":"https:\/\/www.unionbirchhome.com\/products\/1769-buffon-french-engraving-le-cheval","provider":"Union Birch Home ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}