Barraband, Jacques “Le Grand Toucan du Bresil no. 7”

After Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).  “Le Grand Toucan du Bresil no. 7.”  From Histoire Naturelle des Promerops, (Toucans). 

Paris, Denné le jeune & Perlet, 1807- ca.1816.  21 ¾ x 14 ¼ (plate mark).  Folio.  Engraving on laid.  Printed in colors and finished by hand with watercolor.  Print is lightly time toned with some scattered light discolorations.  Else, good condition.   Framed.  Sold as is and not examined out of the frame.    A/A

Jacques Barraband (1767-1809) was a French zoological, botanical and ornithological artist.  Barraband is well known for his work with the famed French naturalist Francois Levaillant who issued three monumental works on tropical birds: Histoire Naturelle Des Perroquets,  Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux Des Paradis et des Rolliers, (Birds of Paradise), and Histoire Naturelle des Promerops, (Toucans).  The prints were engraved and then color printed à la poupée and finished by hand with watercolor.   The result was some of the finest bird prints ever produced.