George Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G3540
People: Pierre Savart, French (1737 - 1770)
After François-Hubert Drouais, French (Paris 1727 - 1775 Paris)
Title: George Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon
Other Titles: Original Language Title: George Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1776
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/279657

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 13 × 8.7 cm (5 1/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
Plate: 18.7 × 12.5 cm (7 3/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 19.1 × 12.9 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii/ii
Standard Reference Number: F 9

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G3540
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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