Artist: Buvée, or Buvée l'Américain, XVIII century. French illustrator, worked for Buffon.
Engraver: Christian Friedrich Fritzsch (German, 1719–1774). C.F.F. migrated to the Netherlands. Worked for J.H. Schneider. (Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière….”, by de Buffon & Daubenton. Nouvelle Edition, Amsterdam), etc.
Title: no title [Du Daim, squelette] (Fallow Deer Buck, Skeleton).
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: u.l. Tom. VI. U.r. Pl. XXIII. L.l. Buvée del. L.r. C. F. F. fc.
Dimensions: Image 7 1/4" x 5 7/8". Sheet 10" x 7 1/2".
Publisher: J.H. Schneider, Amsterdam.
Edition: "Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière….”, by de Buffon & Daubenton. Nouvelle Edition. Vol. 1-38. Amsterdam, J.H. Schneider, 1766-1799.
Date: C. 1766.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper, only a part of a watermark is represented. Presumably, it is a Pot watermark.
Condition: Margins are trimmed. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière….”, by de Buffon & Daubenton. Nouvelle Edition, Amsterdam J.H. Schneider. Vol. VI, 1766.
Note: In Pennsylvania, European fallow deer are considered livestock.