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Observations sur l'histoire naturelle, sur la physique et sur la peinture

Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785 · 1752 · Paris : Chez Delaguette · 15 pictures

Jacques-Fabien Gautier Dagoty's Paris periodical of 1752, issued by Delaguette for naturalists, physicians and painters interested in colour theory and anatomy. Colour mezzotint plates give muscle, plumage and claw in smoky reds and olives with engraved reference letters, alongside black woodcut vignettes of trees and a trophy of feathers, lyre and brushes usable as spot ornament.

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