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Le Sifilet

Today: Western Parotia

François Levaillant

From Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis

The print

Technique: Facsimile giclée
Sheet: 12¼ × 19¼ in, original size
Paper: White etching paper, 270 g/m²
Ink: Archival ink
Edition: Limited to 250 prints

$195

Limited edition of 250

€175 incl. VAT in the EU

Plus $45 shipping, import duties included. Free from $500 or 3 prints.

Reproduced from an original copy of Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis.

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A facsimile of the original sheet

Photographed from an original copy of Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis.
Proofed against that sheet under daylight, until the colours match.
Printed at the full size of the sheet, with its margins and lettering, in an edition of 250.

How your print is made

Le Sifilet shown in a black and gold frame — Shown framed. Frame not included.

Le Sifilet shown in a dark wood frame — Shown framed. Frame not included.

Ready for your framer

Try three frame styles to see how the print hangs on a wall. Your print arrives unframed, as the full sheet with its margins, plate number and engraved caption.

About this plate

Le Sifilet is from Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis by François Levaillant (1801–1806). Today the species is known as the Western Parotia. This facsimile is made from the original and printed at the size of the original sheet, 12¼ × 19¼ in (31.2 × 49 cm).

About the original

François Levaillant (1753-1824), the French naturalist and traveller born in Paramaribo, published Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus between 1801 and 1806 with the painter Jacques Barraband (1767-1809): two volumes with 114 engravings after Barraband, printed in colour and finished by hand.

The birds of paradise open the work. This series holds one of its plates: Le Sifilet, the six-plumed bird of paradise.

Title: Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis
Published: 1801-1806
In our collection: 1 print

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