'Buffon', 19th century. Artist: Hart

'Buffon', 19th century. Artist: Hart

1-155-153 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Buffon', 19th century. George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle, Buffon (1707-1778) proposed that the Earth existed before 4004 BC, the then generally accepted date of its creation. His work was a precursor of the theory of evolution.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Hart, attributed to: : Artist, engraver
After
  1. Francois Hubert Drouais: French: Artist, painter and portraitist
Subject
  1. George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon: French: scientist, naturalist, mathematician, writer, author
People Related
  1. Charles Darwin: British: Naturalist, geologist and biologist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Plant Life

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3681x4742
File Size : 51,139kb


Aliases

  1. 0580000124
  1. 1-155-153
  1. 1155153
  1. 124

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