557 - J. BAQUOY (*1721) after SÈVE (*1742), A View of a Snow Leopard, ca. 1770, copper engraving

J. BAQUOY (*1721) after SÈVE (*1742), A View of a Snow Leopard, ca. 1770, copper engraving Jean Charles Baquoy (1721 Paris – 1777 ibid.) after Jacques de Sève (1742 – 1788): L'Once Zoological view of a snow leopard, c. 1770, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper Inscription: Signed in the printing plate at the bottom: “De Seve delin. | C. Baquoy Scul.” Numbered in the printing plate at the top: “Tom. LX. | Pl. XIII. Pag. 188.” Date: c. 1770 Source: Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, Comte , (1707 Montbard–1788 Paris) *Histoire naturelle générale et particulière*, 1749–1804 | Book Keywords: Animal depiction; Ural leopard; Ounce, 18th century, Realism, Animals, France, Size: Paper: 25.2 cm x 19.5 cm (9.9 x 7.7 in), Plate: 21.6 cm x 17.2 cm (8.5 x 6.8 in), Depiction: 19.2 cm x 15.2 cm (7.6 x 6 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Sporadic spots. Irregularly cut sheet edge on the left.