Pair of 18th Century Engravings of Parrots by Martinet

Pair of 18th Century Engravings of Parrots by MartinetA very decorative pair of hand coloured engravings of parrots, by Franois Nicolas Martinet, from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 17701786. Two pairs are available. France, circa 177080. Why we like them Exquisitely engraved and hand coloured in the 18th century, these superb prints evoke the fashion for exoticism in the Enlightenment era Europe. Original hand colored copper plate engravings, signed in the bottom of the yellow border, framed in French

modelled perched on a stump adorned with lingzhi fungus

one after the Lansdowne Antinous (modelled as Bacchus)

Its restrained Regency design works perfectly well for classic

Harris & Sons

as collecting of all things

was repurposed in the early 20th century to form this beautiful table

A fine late Regency - George IV period adjustable telescopic reading table or music stand in rosewood

478 and the Powderham suite of seat furniture sold by Lord Courtenay

Vessels of this form

While Belisarius was typically depicted in the act of begging

Size of the drawing: 33 cm x 48 cm / 13" x 19"

but it evokes the architecturally perfect creations of William Kent from a hundred years earlier