Robert, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685) or school of Chevalier combattant (Philomachus pugnax). Paris: 17th-century. 072622 References: Shirley 67

References: Shirley 67

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The first and most famous cartographic expression of “manifest destiny

Black Squirrel

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Robert, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685) or school of Chevalier combattant (Philomachus pugnax). Paris: 17th-century. 072622 References: Shirley 67ROBERT, Nicolas (1614 1685), or school of Chevalier combattant (Philomachus pugnax). Paris: third quarter 17th century. $165,000. 00 Single sheet, vellum (14 4 8 x 12 inches), fine original graphite, watercolour and guache drawing of a Ruff, surrounded by a border of liquid gold, and numbered "167" in pencil lower right. Provenance: with Christie's Paris, 1st April, 2016, lot 41 Nicolas Robert was one of the greatest natural history artists of the