William Cruikshank

William Cruikshank (1848-1922) - 19th Century Watercolour, Yellow Wagtails

19th Century

A fine study in watercolour and gum arabic depicting a goldfinch and its nest. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.

A fine watercolour study depicting a blue tit by a nest of eggs and primroses. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.

An evocative late 19th-century watercolour depicting two dead plovers. The artist masterfully captures the textures and subtle colour variations of the birds' feathers against the gr...

A finely detailed watercolour study of a dead robin in a snowy landscape. An exhibition label to the reverse reveals that this painting - as well as another by the same artist of a s...

This is an original framed 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Ramphomicron vulcani" (Southern Thorn-Bill Hummingbirds) by John Gould, Pl. 186 from his "Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds", published in London in 1853. The print depicts two Southern Thorn-Bill hummingbirds sitting on branches of a flowering plant. This striking framed Gould hand-colored lithograph is presented in a antiqued gold frame, a gold-colored fillet, and a light tan French mat, embellished with a mint-colored broad band. The frame measures 32" high, 25.5" wide and 1.25" thick. The hand-coloring is enhanced by the use of gum-arabic paint...

Antique print titled 'Motacilla, Flava'. This print depicts the Western yellow wagtail with nest and eggs (Dutch: gele kwikstaart). The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) i...

Lofty group of three 19th Century watercolors on paper of exotic birds including parrots and a toucan executed in a naturalist style, signed E A Roper, dated 1833 to 1845 and present...

Antique bird print titled '1. King Fisher 2. Yellow-Wagtail 3. Pied-Wagtail'. Old bird print depicting the Kingfisher, Yellow-Wagtail, White wagtail. This print originates from: 'Ill...