Jacques BARRABAND

Executed between 1802 and 1830, the plate was printed in 1,000 copies, sent to institutions. Vergé paper with ‘Egypte ancienne et moderne’ watermark visible when held to the light.

A plate from the Oiseaux [Birds] series, the study for which was written by Jules-César Savigny (1777-1851), a zoologist who took part in the Egyptian campaign as a specialist on invertebrates. Heightened in colors by a contemporary hand. Only a few rare examples of the plates of birds were thus colored at the time, most remaining black and white.

Three miniscule wormholes to margin not affecting engraving, a very small repaired tear at the level of the lower pressure mark (10 cm), o

Original etching in plano extracted from the Imperial Edition of the Description of Egypt or Series observations and research made in Egypt during the French expedition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. Plate from the series Bird, whose study was conducted by Jules-César Savigny (1777-1851), zoologist who took part in the Egyptian campaign as a specialist invertebrates. Board gouache hand at the time representing two ibis. Only some rare specimens of birds boards have been painted at the time, most

Original etching in plano extracted from the Imperial Edition of the Description of Egypt or Series observations and research made in Egypt during the French expedition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. Plate from the series Bird, whose study was conducted by Jules-César Savigny (1777-1851), zoologist who took part in the Egyptian campaign as a specialist invertebrates. Board gouache hand at the time. Only some rare specimens of birds boards have been painted at the time, most of these boards being

Original etching in plano extracted from the Imperial Edition of the Description of Egypt or Series observations and research made in Egypt during the French expedition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. Plate from the series Bird, whose study was conducted by Jules-César Savigny (1777-1851), zoologist who took part in the Egyptian campaign as a specialist invertebrates. Board gouache hand at the time representing two ibis. Only some rare specimens of birds boards have been painted at the time, most

Original etching in plano extracted from the Imperial'' Description of Egypt or Collection of Observations and Research made in Egypt during the French expedition 'Edition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. Plate from the series Birds, whose study was conducted by Jules-César Savigny (1777-1851), zoologist who participated in the campaign in Egypt as a specialist invertebrates. Board gouache hand at the time. Only some rare specimens of birds boards have been painted at the time, most of these board

Original etching in plano extracted from the Imperial'' Description of Egypt or Collection of Observations and Research made in Egypt during the French expedition 'Edition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. Plate from the series Birds, whose study was conducted by Jules-César Savigny (1777-1851), zoologist who participated in the campaign in Egypt as a specialist invertebrates. Board gouache hand at the time. Only some rare specimens of birds boards have been painted at the time, most of these board

Original etching in plano extracted from the Imperial Edition of the Description of Egypt or Series observations and research made in Egypt during the French expedition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. Plate from the series Bird, whose study was conducted by Jules-César Savigny (1777-1851), zoologist who took part in the Egyptian campaign as a specialist invertebrates. Board gouache hand at the time. Only some rare specimens of birds boards have been painted at the time, most of these boards being