Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis
By François Levaillant, 1753-1824
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.
- Published
- 1801-1806
- Sheet
- 12¼ × 19¼ in, original size
- In our collection
- 1 print
All 1 print
1 print
The complete set
Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis is also available as a complete set: every plate we hold, as a facsimile at the original size, with a title page, a contents page and a certificate, in a Solander box.
Limited to 50 sets. Price on request.