Who created "L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux""?

L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux" was created by Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon|François Nicolas Martinet in 1770–86.

What medium is "L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux""?

L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux" is Hand-colored etching and engraving.

Yes, L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

This artwork was created 1770–86.

1770–86

Medium

Hand-colored etching and engraving

Dimensions

Plate: 9 5/8 × 8 3/16 in. (24.5 × 20.8 cm) Sheet: 12 3/16 in. × 9 in. (30.9 × 22.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019

Accession Number

2019.282.144