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Claude Mathieu Fessard
History of Birds of Africa (La Chouette à Masque Noir)1799-1808

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Engraver
Claude Mathieu Fessard
France, 1740 - after 1803
Author
Levaillant, François
France, 1753-1824
Designer
Johann Lebrecht Reinold
Germany, 1744 - 1807
Title
History of Birds of Africa (La Chouette à Masque Noir)
Date Made
1799-1808
Medium
Color printed aquatint, stipple, and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (32.07 × 24.13 cm) Image: 9 × 6 1/4 in. (22.86 × 15.88 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2009.179.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings