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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

First published in 1835

Monkey Plate II (317) Fish one of the more importantBUFFON'S DES ANIMAUX In the Age of Science, no artist capitalized on the trend of linking man and nature better than George Luis Leclerc Buffon (1749 1804). His largest body of work Histoire Naturelle placed animals and beasts against backdrops of civilization. Each creature has an almost human expression. We have reserved a special section for the Monkey prints that were found in the same volume. As a grouping or in pairs, they deserve a place of