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Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) (after François-Hubert Drouais)

Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780)

Felbrigg Hall © National Trust / Sue James

Category

Art / Prints

Date

1774

Materials

Paper

Measurements

230 mm (H)180 mm (W)200 mm (H)150 mm (W)

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Collection

Felbrigg, Norfolk

NT 1397293

Summary

Print, line engraving, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) (after François-Hubert Drouais) by Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780). 1774. B1.92. Circular portrait of George Louis le Clerc, Comte de Buffon, Intendant du Jardin royal des Plantes, de l'Academie Francoise, de l'Academie royal des Sciences, de la Societe de Londres and d'Edenbourg, de l'Academie royal de Berlin, etc. Drouais pinx 1761, Houbraken sc 1774. I.H.Schneider execute avec Privilege.

Makers and roles

Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780), engraver (printmaker) after François Hubert Drouais (Paris 1727 - Paris 1775), artist

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18th Century (123808)

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Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780) (313)
François Hubert Drouais (Paris 1727 - Paris 1775) (12)

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Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) (5)

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