Flying lemur, an original watercolour sketch for a published print

by Jean-Baptiste Audebert

$5,750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A very fine original watercolour by Audebert: an original of an image that was published in his first great natural history book 'Histoire Naturelle des Singes' Paris: 1797-1800 . Although the present drawing is unsigned, it is clearly by Audebert. This fine watercolour gives some insight into the working methods of one of the most highly respected pioneers of a golden era in natural history publications in France. Audebert, a painter by training, was born at Rochefort. His

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