[Antique print, etching] Anatomy of a lion s paw [set title: Receuil de Lions, series A]/De anatomie van de poot van de leeuw, published 1729.

Bernard Picart (1673-1733)

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Plate belonging to part A of the series 'Recueil de lions , showing twelve anatomical images of a lion s paw, each accompanied by a description in French. On the bottom inscribed: B. Picarts sculp. Lettered on the bottom left: A. numbered at the bottom right: 1. Printed in Amsterdam, 1729; Print also used as a book illustration in Recueil de lions, dessinez d'après nature par divers maitres. Amsterdam: Bernard Picart, 1729. Etching on paper with small margins; plate mark: 113 x 176 mm, total: 123 x 188 mm; light foxing at the paper s edges. Les peintres français du XVIIIe siècle : histoire des vies et catalogue, Louis Dimier, vol. 1, p. 393, cat.nr. 903-946. Seller Inventory # 65713

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