Bidspirit auction | Brisson & Martinet - White

Brisson & Martinet - White Cockatoo - This beautiful engraving is from Mathurin Jacques Brisson's Ornithologie ou methode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres etc. This is from the first edition of the work which was published in Paris in 1760 by Brisson. The illustrations were by Francois Nicolas Martinet. Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723-1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher. His Ornithologie was one of the most extensive taxonomic works of the era. ”One of the most important early systematic ornithologies.” (Ellis 378) Francois-Nicolas Martinet. Martinet (1731-1800) was a prominent ornithological artist of the 1700s. He worked closely with Count Georges-Louis Leclerc du Buffon on Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. Martinet also created work for Marmontel, Voltaire, and Philidor. Paper Size: ~ 13 7/8” by 9 7/8” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Engraving with Professional Hand-coloring