An albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin. Engraving by Schmitz after J. de Sève.

  • Sève, Jacques de, active 1742-1788.
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2919i
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Description

A young woman from the island of Dominica named Geneviève, aged about 18 years when examined by Buffon in April 1777

Physical description

1 print : line engraving with etching ; border 12.9 x 8.2 cm

Lettering

De Seve: del. Schmitz sculp

Creator/production credits

Possibly a plate to an edition of Buffon's 'Histoire naturelle', vol. 8, supplement 9, pl. 1, p. 388

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2919i

Reproduction note

After an engraving (Wellcome Collection 2918i) by C. Guttenberg after J. de Sève, published in Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Servant de suite à l'histoire naturelle de l'homme. Supplément, tome quatrième, Paris: Imprimerie royale, 1777, pl. I f.p. 564 (with description on pp. 559-565)

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