Artist: unknown.
Engraver: O. de Vries.
Title: Le Musc (Musk deer).
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: u.l. S[supplement]. Tome. V. U.r. Pl: XXXII. L.m. Le Musc. L.r. O. de Vries sc.
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: 1785.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper. an unidentified watermark.
Condition: Margins are partially 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. Supplement Tome V, 1785.
Note: Musk deer scent glands are considered to be an aphrodisiac.