Institut Royal de France. Academie des sciences, Desfontaines, (Réné) Membre de la Legion d'honneur, print.

René Louiche Desfontaines [1750 - 1833] was a French botanist who studied medicine.
A lithograph of head and shoulders with text below commemorating his election to the Legion of Honor for his accomplishments in 1782.

Lithograph, 9 x 11 7/8", b&w, slt foxing around image. Good + overall. Item #29151

Price: $75.00