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Wildlife Art by artist :- Le Vaillant, François (1753 - Nov 1824)

    
   


Le Vaillant, François

This wildlife artist was an explorer, collector and ornithologist. He was born in Dutch Guiana (Surinam), the son of the French Consul there. In 1781 he travelled to South Africa, and collected birds while there, and on travels from that location, for three years. Five books were published from his collections of birds, yet he refused to classify them according to the established methods of the time, and only gave them French names, some of which are still in use.

 

 
"Histoire Naturelle Des Perroquets, circa 1801-1805", a beautiful illustration of this gorgeous bird, precise and delicate. (click the image to buy it).
  

 

 
"Toucan", an excellent illustration of this beautiful tropical bird, showing the fine details of plumage, and form. (click the image to buy it).
  

 

More art by Le-Vaillant.

 

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