Red-bellied Macaw L'Ara Macavouanne
$1,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
This print is from an apparently unrecorded issue of Levaillant's Perroquets published on large format paper probably 'papier vélin colombier satiné' , with a scratch proof of the title and plate number, but otherwise avant-lettre. This issue is not recorded in any of the standard bibliographies. Jacques Barraband was the finest ornithological artist of his time. The son of a weaver at the Aubusson Factory, he is first mentioned as a pupil of Joseph Malaine
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