Scientific Illustrations of Birds by Saverio Manetti, Hand-Painted Intaglio - A Set of 6These six intaglio illustrations come from "Storia naturale degli uccelli" ("Natural History of Birds), a book written by the Italian ornithologist Francesco Saverio Manetti (1723 1785) in collaboration with artists Lorenzo Lorenzi and Violante Vanni. Produced in 1765 1775, they are engravings hand painted with watercolor. This series features small birds, among them the wagtail and pispola, beautifully rendered and accompanied by their scientific