Caption

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-88), French naturalist: author of the 44-volume Histoire Naturelle 1749-67. Stipple engraving after a portrait by Henri Drouais, painted in 1761. From The Gallery of Portraits by Charles Knight (London, 1833), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

Sep 10, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK24F17_315

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

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36,2Mb (2,8Mb) / 10,5in x 13,3in / 3159 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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