Title
'La Souris', c1763. Creator: Christian Friedrich Fritzsch.
Caption
'La Souris', c1763. The mouse, and below its skeleton. The "Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi", (Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King's Cabinet) was written 1749-1804 by the Comte de Buffon, and was continued after his death. It was a monumental work in multiple volumes, and covered what was known of the 'natural sciences' at the time, including physics, chemistry and technology as well as the natural history of animals.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1763
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19D55_257
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
194,5Mb (9,3Mb) / 24,2in x 31,2in / 7264 x 9360 (300dpi)