Portrait of Hughes de Lionne (1611-1671) Size:XXL: 150 x 100cm Ornithological studies of the male

Ornithological studies of the male and female Painted bunting Passerina ciris from North America

The plate is inscribed: 'PLATE 20

Four putti around a woman with attributes of providence

'Scale an inch - 1 Yard' Signed lower right

Portrait of Hughes de Lionne (1611-1671) Size:XXL: 150 x 100cm Ornithological studies of the maleOval head and shoulders portrait of Hughes de Lyonne wearing a sash ribbon and cross. Long inscription containing the subject's honours and offices, commencing and concluding: 'N de L'armessin, Sculpebat 1661. Mre HUGHUES DE LIONNE A Paris Chez P. Bertrand Rue St Jacques a la Pomme d'Or Proche St Severin. Avec Privil, du Roy'. In pencil lower left; 'Elec 1665'. Hughes de Lionne was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1665. Original: stipple