EDOUARD TRAVIES (FRENCH, 1809 - 1870) Parakeet Study print Newton rode the wave of

Newton rode the wave of the expansion of English globe making from the late 18th century

folk traditions

using the forest’s natural architecture for sleeping and protection

an allegorical vignette featuring clouds and rays of light centers on a cartouche bearing a globe and navigational instruments—symbols of enlightened exploration

to decorate their new grand houses

EDOUARD TRAVIES (FRENCH, 1809 - 1870) Parakeet Study print Newton rode the wave ofEDOUARD TRAVIES (FRENCH, 1809 1870) Parakeet Study Watercolor on paper Signed lower left: Edouard Travies pt 1833 Paper size: 6 1 2 x 4 in Frame size: 13 1 2 x 16 1 4 in Provenance: Collection of Marcel Jeanson Original Watercolor Commissioned for Ren Primevre Lessons Buffon Publication George Louis LeClerc, Comte de Buffon, served as the superintendent of the Royal Gardens in Paris for over fifty years. His exhaustive and monumental Histoire