Parrot on a flowering branch

ca. 1938

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Martinet was a leading engraver of ornithological prints who worked in France during the latter half of the 18th century. He trained as an engineer and draftsman and engraving book illustrations was initially a secondary profession. As his popularity and output grew, printmaking consumed most of his time and he became known for the prints used to illustrate “Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux” (1765-80), a multi-volumed set of books that contains over 1000 hand-colored plates. This image of a parrot comes from a different series.

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Title: Parrot on a flowering branch
Artist: Leo Browne (American, active 1906–38)
Date: ca. 1938
Medium: Hand-colored etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 16 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (40.9 × 30.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.282.146
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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