2 X Jacques Barraband Original Engravings - Circa 1803 - eBay Birds, Animals, Prints, Art. (end time 08-Dec-09 10:53:32 AEDST)

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Original/Reproduction:	Original	Era:	1800s
Originating Region:	Australia	Condition:	--

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JACQUES BARRABAND

SET OF 2

ORIGINAL STIPPLE ENGRAVINGS

CIRCA 1803

PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF AUCTION END - NO EXCEPTIONS

RRP FOR ONE OF HIS GRAND BIRDS OF PARADISE ENGRAVINGS IS $4500 USD SO YOUR BUY IT NOW PRICE IS WAY UNDER REPLACEMENT VALUE - WHY NOT MAKE THEM YOURS AND RESELL FOR A PROFIT!

****THIS SET OF 2 "GRAND BIRDS OF PARADISE" ARE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ENGRAVINGS THAT BARRABAND PRODUCED****

Both engravings have been mounted on archival cardboard ready from framing.

Jacques Barraband was well-known for his work as an artist long before he came to work for famed French naturalist Francois Levaillant. From 1801-1805, these men collaborated on the world¹s best-known natural history work about parrots, Histoire Naturelle Des Perroquets. The pair would go on to collaborate on other great works, Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux Des Paradis et des Rolliers, (Birds of Paradise), and Histoire Naturelle des Promerops, (Toucans).

Jacques Barraband's rendering skills are unparalleled. His prints of birds remain among the most lifelike in natural history art. His luminously colored engravings, combined with Levaillant¹s exact ornithological depictions represent a high point in the history of ornithological art.

In his work, the birds seem to glow on the paper, giving off an inner vitality that comes from a brilliant use of color, a near-perfect rendering of feathers, and a breathtaking mastery of the printing process. Barraband collaborated with Louis Bouquet and Langlois to create the engravings. The plates were then inked à la poupée (several of the same plates were inked with different colors carefully applied one over the other, as in modern color printing) then pulled from the press. Tonalities and shading were then added by hand.

At the turn of the century, Levaillant was among the new breed of scientists who began to travel the world to explore the areas indigenous to the subjects they studied. Working in partnership with an esteemed artist such as Barraband lent a cachet to his groundbreaking work and the resultant prints are clearly one of the most successful collaborations between artist and naturalist in ornithological history.

These 2 Original Engravings by Langlois carry the plate marks (impressed border where the paper has been pressed onto the plate) and are of the following Birds:

Le Grand Oiseau de Paradis Emeraude No 1
(The Grand bird of Paradise - Male)

and

Le Petit Oiseau de Paradis Emeraude No 4
(The Grand Bird of Paradise - Female)

Both Engravings measure 42 x 59 cms

Both have come from a deceased estate unframed and have some foxing and some fading due to age but otherwise are exceptionally brilliant pieces of early 19th century Art from one of the worlds best Ornathalogical artists.

BUYERS PLEASE NOTE - THESE ARE NOT PRINTS BUT ARE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS

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2 X Jacques Barraband Original Engravings - Circa 1803

2 of his most sought after engravings - RRP $9000 USD