Artist: Jacques de Sève (fl. 1742 – 1788) was a French illustrator. J. de S. worked for Buffon.
Engraver: Christian Friedrich Fritzsch (German, 1719–1774). C.F.F. migrated to the Netherlands. Worked for J.H. Schneider. (Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière….”, by de Buffon & Daubenton. Nouvelle Edition, Amsterdam), etc.
Title: Le Chien d'Islande (Icelandic Sheepdog).
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: u.l. Tome. V. U.r. Pl. XXXI. L.l. De Seve del. L.m. Le Chien d'Islande. L.r. C. F. F[rtzsch] fc.
Dimensions: Image 7 1/4" x 5 3/4". 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: 1766.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper, a D&B watermark.
Condition: Margins are 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. Vol. V, 1766.