Cock-of-the-Rock, Manakin

Artist or Author: Mathurin Jacques Brisson & Francois Nicolas Martinet

Work: Ornithologie ou methode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres etc.

Date of Publication: 1760

Style: Engraving with Professional Hand-coloring

Paper Size: ~ 13 7/8" by 9 7/8" (Fold Out)

Condition: The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age. There may be some faint offset. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

Description of the work:

This beautiful engraving is from Mathurin Jacques Brisson's Ornithologie ou methode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres etc. This is from the first edition of the work which was published in Paris in 1760 by Brisson. The illustrations were by Francois Nicolas Martinet.

Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723-1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher. His Ornithologie was one of the most extensive taxonomic works of the era. "One of the most important early systematic ornithologies." (Ellis 378)

Francois-Nicolas Martinet. Martinet (1731-1800) was a prominent ornithological artist of the 1700s. He worked closely with Count Georges-Louis Leclerc du Buffon on Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. Martinet also created work for Marmontel, Voltaire, and Philidor.