Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788), naturalist, François-Hubert Drouais

Object Type: painting. Date: 1761 (the date of 1753, which appears in his portrait, corresponds to that of his election at the French Academy). Dimensions: height: 63 cm (24.8 in); width: 52 cm (20.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Institut de France. Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon - Versailles MV 2994