GILTWOOD FRAMED 18TH CENTURY MADDALENA BOUCHARD ENGRAVING OF THE COMMON EAGLE.Published Bouchard and Gravier, 1775. Giltwood framed, of the period, handcolored engraving titled, Aigle commune, Aguilia Chrysaetos Bellonii, Aquila Reale Commune, from Recueil De Cent-Trente Trois Oiseaux Des Plua Belles Especes. Titles are provided in French, Latin and Italian. Framed with rag matboard, uv plexiglass and giltwood moulding.
'Maddalena Bouchard may be considered by some as a primitive among bird artists; however, while her birds are not true to nature in the conventional sense, they have more exuberance and charm than almost any other ornithological art with the possible exception of Manetti's Ornithologia (1765-76). Bouchard was also responsible for plates in Bonelli's Hortus Romanus (Rome 1772-93), which was also published by Bouchard and Gravier.' - Sheet size: 21 1/4" high x 15 1/2" wide. Framed: 25 1/8" high x 22 1/8" wide. Estimate $350-450
Provenance: The Old Print Gallery, Washington, DC.
Crease to the center of the print associated with being bound. Very good condition, both to print and framing.
