Bidspirit auction | Lesson - 8 Bird of

Lesson - 8 Bird of Paradise Engravings - This hand-colored copper-plate engraving is from Rene Primevere Lesson’s Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des epimaques . The work was published in Paris by Arthur Bertrand between 1834 and 1835. Lesson, a French naturalist and explorer, traveled on la Coquile and became enthralled with the remarkable birds. He employed top natural history artists, Pretre and Bevalat, to create the drawings for his noted work. Provenance: Book plate reads Alis Volat Propriis John Eliot Thayer