Der Maskarin
Date1793
Maker
Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de
1707 - 1788
OriginEurope, Germany, Berlin
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching
DimensionsOH: 6 1/2" x OW: 4"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,30
DescriptionUpper margin reads: "Der Maskarin. T.DCCXIV"Lower margin reads: " Buff. N.d. Vogel. XIX.Th."
Label TextFrom Herrn von Buffon's, 'Naturgeschichte der Vögel: Neunzehnter Band,' Volume 19ProvenanceBefore 2009, Grey Heron Antiques (Atlanta, GA); 2009, purchased by Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de
1793
George Louis Le Rouge (fl. 1740-1780)
1777
