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Buffon's Natural History Modernized

Multiple artists/makers

1869

Courly à tête nu, du Cap de bonne Esperance (Bald Ibis from the Cape of Good Hope), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux", François Nicolas Martinet French, Hand-colored etching and engraving — Courly à tête nu, du Cap de bonne Esperance (Bald Ibis from the Cape of Good Hope), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux"
François Nicolas Martinet
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon
1770–86

L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux", François Nicolas Martinet French, Hand-colored etching and engraving — L'Aigrette (Egret), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux"
François Nicolas Martinet
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon
1770–86

Autruche (Ostrich), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux", François Nicolas Martinet French, Hand-colored etching and engraving — Autruche (Ostrich), from "Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux"
François Nicolas Martinet
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon
1770–86

The Fortune-Teller, Georges de La Tour French, Oil on canvas — The Fortune-Teller
Georges de La Tour
probably 1630s

The Penitent Magdalen, Georges de La Tour French, Oil on canvas — The Penitent Magdalen
Georges de La Tour
ca. 1640

Les curiositez de Paris, de Versailles, de Marly, de Vincennes, de S. Cloud, et des environs : avec les antiquitez justes & précises sur chaque sujet, et les adresses pour trouver facilement tout ce que ces lieux renferment d'agréable & d'utile : ouvrage enrichi d'un grand nombre de figures en taille douce, Georges Louis Le Rouge French, born Hanover — Les curiositez de Paris, de Versailles, de Marly, de Vincennes, de S. Cloud, et des environs : avec les antiquitez justes & précises sur chaque sujet, et les adresses pour trouver facilement tout ce que ces lieux renferment d'agréable & d'utile : ouvrage enrichi d'un grand nombre de figures en taille douce
Multiple artists/makers
1742

Monumental vase, Georges Hoentschel French, Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye — Monumental vase
Georges Hoentschel
Emile Grittel
1899–1900

Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; embroidered silk satin, French, Paris — Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Joseph-François-Xavier Baudoin
ca. 1780–85

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), Georges Seurat French, Oil on canvas — Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)
Georges Seurat
1887–88

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat French, Oil on canvas — Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"
Georges Seurat
1884

House behind Trees, Georges Braque French, Oil on canvas — House behind Trees
Georges Braque
1906–7

Plate, Georges de Feure French, Porcelain — Plate
Multiple artists/makers
1898–1904

Méthode de nomenclature chimique ; on y a joint un nouveau systême de caractères chimiques, adaptés à cette nomenclature, Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau French — Méthode de nomenclature chimique ; on y a joint un nouveau systême de caractères chimiques, adaptés à cette nomenclature
Multiple artists/makers
1787

Armchair (fauteuil) from Louis XVI's Salon des Jeux at Saint Cloud, Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; gold brocaded silk (not original), French, Paris — Armchair (fauteuil) from Louis XVI's Salon des Jeux at Saint Cloud
Georges Jacob
Louis-François Chatard
1788

Small settee (Marquise) (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; 18th-century embroidered silk-satin (not original to the frame), French — Small settee (Marquise) (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Philippe de Lasalle
frame early 20th century, style of 18th century; upholstery fabric ca. 1785

Armchair (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; 18th-century embroidered silk-satin (not original to the frame), French, Paris — Armchair (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Philippe de Lasalle
ca. 1785

Small settee (Marquise) (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; 18th-century embroidered silk-satin (not original to the frame), French, Paris — Small settee (Marquise) (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Philippe de Lasalle
ca. 1785

Armchair (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; 18th-century embroidered silk-satin (not original to the frame), French, Paris — Armchair (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Philippe de Lasalle
ca. 1785

Side chair (one of a pair) (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; embroidered silk-satin, French, Paris — Side chair (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Philippe de Lasalle
ca. 1775–80

Fire screen (écran), Georges Jacob French, Carved, gilded and silvered beech; 18th-century silk brocade (not original to frame), French, Paris — Fire screen (écran)
Georges Jacob
Philippe de Lasalle
ca. 1786

Side chair (one of a pair) (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; embroidered silk-satin, French, Paris — Side chair (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Philippe de Lasalle
ca. 1775–80

Side chair (chais à la reine) (one of a pair), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; pink silk moiré damask (not original), French, Paris — Side chair (chais à la reine) (one of a pair)
Multiple artists/makers
1784

Side chair (chais à la reine) (one of a pair), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; pink silk moiré damask (not original), French, Paris — Side chair (chais à la reine) (one of a pair)
Multiple artists/makers
1784

Study for "Poseuses", Georges Seurat French, Conté crayon on laid paper. — Study for "Poseuses"
Georges Seurat
1886–87

Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme), Georges Braque French, Cut-and-pasted newspaper, painted paper and wallpaper, charcoal, graphite, and gouache on paperboard — Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme)
Georges Braque
Paris, early 1914

La carte surrealiste : première série, Georges Hugnet French — La carte surrealiste : première série
Georges Hugnet
1937

Notes sur une ascèse hystérique : la part du sable, Georges Henein Egyptian — Notes sur une ascèse hystérique : la part du sable
Georges Henein
Ramses Younan
Between 1940 and 1949

Ūd, Les fils de Gamil Georges Egyptian, Wood, various materials, Egyptian — Ūd
Les fils de Gamil Georges
1977

Jeu de boules or The Ball Game (from the Story of Gombaut and Macée set), Jean Leclerc , probably French, Wool, silk (12-14 warps per inch, 5-6 per cm.), Flemish, Bruges — Jeu de boules or The Ball Game (from the Story of Gombaut and Macée set)
Jean Leclerc
ca. 1590–1600

Uprooted Tree at Olevano Romano, Antoine-Xavier-Gabriel de Gazeau, comte de La Bouëre French, Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard — Uprooted Tree at Olevano Romano
Antoine-Xavier-Gabriel de Gazeau, comte de La Bouëre
1833

The Gate to the Temple of Luxor, Antoine-Xavier-Gabriel de Gazeau, comte de La Bouëre French, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas — The Gate to the Temple of Luxor
Antoine-Xavier-Gabriel de Gazeau, comte de La Bouëre
1836

Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) (one of a pair) (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; embroidered silk satin, French, Paris — Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
Joseph-François-Xavier Baudoin
ca. 1780–85

Armchair (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded walnut; velvet, French, Paris — Armchair (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
ca. 1780–90

Armchair, Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded beech; caning; modern silk velvet, French — Armchair
Georges Jacob
ca. 1785

Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine), Georges Jacob French, Carved and gilded beech; silk upholstery (not original), French, Paris — Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine)
Georges Jacob
ca. 1785

The Gardener, Georges Seurat French, Oil on wood — The Gardener
Georges Seurat
1882–83

Tester bed (lit à la duchesse en impériale), Georges Jacob French, Carved, painted and gilded walnut, pine, and linden; iron hardware; silk and wool Beauvais tapestry; modern silk damask, French, Paris — Tester bed (lit à la duchesse en impériale)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1782–83

Armchair (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Walnut, gilded, French, Paris — Armchair (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
ca. 1780–90

Armchair (part of a set), Georges Jacob French, Walnut, gilded, French, Paris — Armchair (part of a set)
Georges Jacob
ca. 1780–90