Artist: Attributed to Clément-Pierre Marillier (1740 - 1808). He was a French draughtsman and engraver who 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: Le Renne (Reindeer).
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: u.l. Tom. XV. U.r. Pl. IV. L.l. C[lément?]. P[ierre?]. ad viv. (from life) del. . L.m. Le Renne. L.r. C. F. Frtzsch fc.
Dimensions: Image 7 1/2" x 6". Sheet 10" x 7 1/2".
Publisher: J.H. Schneider, Amsterdam.
Edition: "Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière….”, by de Buffon & Daubeton. Nouvelle Edition. Vol. 1-38. Amsterdam, J.H. Schneider, 1766-1799.
Date: C. 1771.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper, a Fleur de Lis 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 Particuliere….”, by de Buffon & Daubenton. Nouvelle Edition, Amsterdam J.H. Schneider. Tom. XV, 1771.