Le Bouc de Juida.Tom. III. Pl. XIII. pag. 96.
De Seve del. Baron Sc.
[n.d. c.1766.]
Coloured engraving; paper watermarked. Plate 215 x 171mm (8½ x 6¾). Small margins.
A long-horned goat with long white coat stands in the moonlight; building with minaret stands to the left in background. A Judas goat is a trained goat used in general animal herding. It is trained to associate with sheep or cattle, leading them to a specific destination. From Buffon's "L’Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi" and particularly from his "douze volumes sur les quadrupèdes (de 1753 à 1767)".
[Ref: 52383] £65.00
[n.d. c.1766.]
Coloured engraving; paper watermarked. Plate 215 x 171mm (8½ x 6¾). Small margins.
A long-horned goat with long white coat stands in the moonlight; building with minaret stands to the left in background. A Judas goat is a trained goat used in general animal herding. It is trained to associate with sheep or cattle, leading them to a specific destination. From Buffon's "L’Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi" and particularly from his "douze volumes sur les quadrupèdes (de 1753 à 1767)".
[Ref: 52383] £65.00