Jacques Barraband

Le Tocan (toucan) by Jacques Barraband

Jacques Barraband (or Pierre-Paul Barraband) (1767? (baptized 1768), Aubusson (Creuse), France–1 October 1809, Lyon) was a French zoological and botanical illustrator, renowned for his lifelike renderings of tropical birds. His pictures were based on mounted specimens and his illustrations were considered the most accurate ones made during the early 1800s.