EDOUARD TRAVIES (FRENCH, 1809 - 1870) Parakeet Study print British General Augustin Prevost was

British General Augustin Prevost was determined to further his gains

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

shaped ogee feet

He undertook several trips to the Rocky Mountains and Yosemite Valley

to decorate their new grand houses

EDOUARD TRAVIES (FRENCH, 1809 - 1870) Parakeet Study print British General Augustin Prevost wasEDOUARD 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