Animals In Landscape 1
by Jay Milo
Title
Animals In Landscape 1
Artist
Jay Milo
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Jacques de Sève 1742 - 1788) was a French illustrator. He was commissioned by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon to provide illustrations for Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749-1778, in 36 volumes) (François-Nicolas Martinet did the birds) and then Buffon's Receuil de Vingtquatre Plantes et Fleurs (1772). He also illustrated work by Duhamel du Monceau, Claude Perrault (later editions) and illustrated parts of Encyclopédie Méthodique. His illustrations are sometimes exact anatomical representations or show the animals against landscape backgrounds. They were engraved by Louis Le Grand. His son, Jacques Eustache also worked as an artist and engraver,. Together father and son produced thousands of illustrations.
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June 22nd, 2014
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Karen Cook
What an interesting series, Jay. I really appreciated your description and history of these images. The frames are so perfect for the image as the dark wood and light matting draw your eye to the photo. I guess it shows over the centuries man has always been interested in images of animals.
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