Crab Eater - Original Hand-Colored Engraving from Buffon's Natural History

Original hand-colored engraving of the mammal Buffon called the "crab eater", shown on the rocks of the shore beside a crab, within the architectural border characteristic of the work. Engraved by Andrew Bell for the English edition of Buffon's "Natural History", published in London by Strahan & Cadell in 1791. It is numbered CCXCIII.

Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Engraver / lithographer: Andrew Bell ("A. Bell sculp.").
Date: 1791.
Source: Buffon, "Natural History", London, Strahan & Cadell, 1791; engraving CCXCIII.
Dimensions: 5.2 x 8.1 in (13.2 x 20.5 cm).
Condition: Very good. Fresh color and clean paper; mounted in a mat, with some foxing on the card of the mount.