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Period: Mid-19th Century
The Monkey - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publishe...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
$143 Sale Price
40% Off
The Rats - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Rats is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published ...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Bathyergue - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
Bathyergue is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de ...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
$155 Sale Price
35% Off
Myrmecophagy - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
Myrmecophagy is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes d...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Mouse - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Mouse is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la N...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Monkey - Original Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publishe...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Bear - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Bear is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published ...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
$143 Sale Price
40% Off
Lagomys Alpin - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
Lagomys Alpin is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publi...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Rat - Original Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Rat is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published i...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Wolf And The Mouse - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Wolf And The Mouse is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Monkey - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publishe...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Birth of the Bird - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Birth of the Bird is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & H...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Monkey - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publishe...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Monkey - Original Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publishe...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Gorilla - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Gorilla is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publish...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Announcement of Monkey Painter and Mr.Dog, His Assistant by J.J Grandville-1852
Located in Roma, IT
Announcement of Monkey Painter and Mr.Dog, His Assistant is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des ani...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Jackal - Original Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Jackal is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publishe...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Wolf - Original Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Wolf is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published ...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Skull - Original Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Skull is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
General Ant - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
General Ant is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Pa...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Miss. Wolf Greeting Mr. Hedgehog - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville-1852
Located in Roma, IT
Miss. Wolf Greeting Mr. Hedgehog is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published b...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Vie Privée et Publiques des Animaux - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Vie Privée et Publiques des Animaux is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Publishe...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Oriental Monkey Maid - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Oriental Monkey Maid is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des anim...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Outlaw Birds And Dog Go To Rebel - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Outlaw Birds And Dog Go To Rebel is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852.
Published b...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Dancing Horses In A Concert Hall - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Dancing Horses In A Concert Hall is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique ...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Offering Grapes by Servant Dog to His Majesty-Lithograph by J.J Grandville-1852
Located in Roma, IT
Offering Grapes by Servant Dog to His Majesty is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Mr.Ox Flirting with Miss.Goat - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Mr.Ox Flirting With Miss.Goat is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Ma...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Warriors - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Warriors is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris.
Good Conditions but aged.
...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Bonsoir donc, Ami Lecteur - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
Bonsoir donc, Ami Lecteur is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris.
Good Cond...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Speech - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Speech is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris.
Good Conditions but aged...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Banker - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Banker is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris.
Good Conditions but aged...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Gathering - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Gathering is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris.
Good Conditions.
The...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Pair of Horse Lithographs
By David Low
Located in New York, NY
"The Old-Irish Hunter." and "The Cleveland Bay." from "The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands." by David Low. London, Fairland, 1842.
Original lithograph hand-col...
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Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper
Squirrels with Hazelnuts - Original Lithograph - 1860
Located in Roma, IT
Squirrels with Hazelnuts is a color lithograph in 1860.
Written in pencil under the composition: grave Haselmañs.
Dated 1860, p.24. Good conditions, except for usual signs of aging...
Category
Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Antelopes - Lithograph - 1860
Located in Roma, IT
Antelopes is a color lithograph realized by an anonymous illustrator in 1860.
Image dimensions: 21.5 x 16.5 cm.
Titled in pencil bottom left, p. 32: Antilopen. The print is in very...
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Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Birds of America "Bell
s Vireo" Plate 485
Located in Columbia, MO
Hand-colored lithograph
1st ed. Royal Octavo
Master printer: J.T. Bowen
John James Audubon was born in Haiti in 1785. Most of his childhood was spent in ...
Category
Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Une porte d
auberge / Inn Door
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on Chine collé mounted to cream wove paper, 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches (97 x 147 mm), full margins. With a pencil notation in the right margin on the recto (outside of image area),...
Category
Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Etching
Wilson’s Petrel - Mother Carey’s Chicken /// Ornithology Bird Seascape Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Wilson’s Petrel - Mother Carey’s Chicken" (Plate 460, No. 92)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, F...
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
"Sly Boots" 1846 Hand Coloured Mezzotint by William Spooner (1796-1882)
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 17 1/2"H x 16 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 23"H x 21 3/4"
Category
Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Grus Cinerea (Common Crane) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird Animal Lithograph
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881)
Title: "Grus Cinerea (Common Crane)" (Vol. 4, Plate 19)
Portfolio: The Birds of Great Britain
Year: 1862-1873
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 750
Printer: Walter or Walter & Cohn, London, UK
Publisher: Taylor and Francis, John Gould, London, UK
Reference: Sauer No. 23; Ayer/Zimmer page 261; Wood page 365; Nissen No. IVB 372; Sitwell page 78
Sheet size: 14.75" x 21.57"
Image size: 12.75" x 20.13"
Condition: Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography and hand-coloring by German artist Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Irish artist William Hart (1830-1908). Comes from Gould's five volume "The Birds of Great Britain", (1862-1873) (First edition), which consists of 367 hand-colored lithographs. Other contributing lithographers were John Gould and English artist Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902). "The Birds of Great Britain" is recognized as Gould's greatest work. Gold gilded edges as issued.
The common crane, also known as the Eurasian crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. A medium-sized species, it is the only crane commonly found in Europe besides the demoiselle crane and the Siberian crane that only are regular in the far eastern part of the continent.
Biography:
John Gould FRS (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species".
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America "Canada Otter" Plate 51
Located in Columbia, MO
Hand-colored lithograph
Master printer: J.T. Bowen
John James Audubon was born in Haiti in 1785. Most of his childhood was spent in France, where he first took interest in birds and...
Category
Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Chevrotain and Arab Antelope, mid 19th French century animal engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Chevrotin 2. Antilope Arabica'
French engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1840.
Category
French School Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Townsend
s Cormorant /// John James Audubon Ornithology Bird Art Natural History
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Townsend's Cormorant" (Plate 418, No. 84)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,200
Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Sheet size: 10.13" x 6.5"
Image size: 4.38" x 5"
Condition: Light toning to sheet. Some light foxing and small areas of discoloration. Remnants of mounting tape from previous framing on verso. The white background was recently also hand-colored. In otherwise good condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Nashville, TN; acquired from a gallery in Nashville, TN. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs.
Based on a composition probably painted in London in 1838, from a specimen obtained near the mouth of the Columbia River.
Brandt's cormorant is a strictly marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabits the Pacific coast of North America. It ranges, in the summer, from Alaska to the Gulf of California, but the population north of Vancouver Island migrates south during the winter.
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea'
Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
210mm by 130mm (sheet)
Category
Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Crustaceans - Crab
Lobster, English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea'
Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
210mm by 130mm (sheet)
Category
Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea'
Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
210mm by 130mm (sheet)
Category
Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea'
Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
210mm by 130mm (sheet)
Category
Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea'
Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
210mm by 130mm (sheet)
Category
Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Victorian English engraving “Dead beat”, J. Harris and William J. Shayer
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing print on paper by William J. Shayer, engraved by J. Harris, created in 1864, belonging to the realist movement, entitled “Dead Beat”.
The work depicts a typical Victorian E...
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Prideaux John Selby "Bee Eaters European M&F" Hand Colored Etching c.1820s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Prideaux John Selby "Bee Eaters European M&F" Hand Colored Etching c.1820s
From Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology
Plate dimensions 15.5" wide x 22.25" high
The frame me...
Category
Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Victorian engraving of horses “Full cry”, J. Harris and William J. Shayer, Engla
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing print on paper by the artist William J. Shayer, engraved by J. Harris, created in 1864, belonging to the Realist movement, entitled “Full Cry”.
The work depicts a typical Vi...
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper
Larus Islandicus (Iceland Gull) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird Animal Litho Art
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881)
Title: "Larus Islandicus (Iceland Gull)" (Vol. 5, Plate 58)
Portfolio: The Birds of Great Britain
Year: 1862-1873
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 750
Printer: Walter or Walter & Cohn, London, UK
Publisher: Taylor and Francis, John Gould, London, UK
Reference: Sauer No. 23; Ayer/Zimmer page 261; Wood page 365; Nissen No. IVB 372; Sitwell page 78
Sheet size: 14.57" x 21.57"
Image size: 12" x 16.25"
Condition: Soft handling creases to sheet. Remnants of mounting tape from previous framing at top on verso. In excellent condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Mount Vernon, IA. Lithography and hand-coloring by German artist Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Irish artist William Hart (1830-1908). Comes from Gould's five volume "The Birds of Great Britain", (1862-1873) (First edition), which consists of 367 hand-colored lithographs. Other contributing lithographers were John Gould and English artist Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902) "The Birds of Great Britain" is recognized as Gould's greatest work. Comes with its original accompanying text page. Gold gilded edges as issued.
The Iceland gull is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland, where it is only seen during winter. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.
Biography:
John Gould FRS (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species".
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Myzanthe Ignipectus (Fire-breasted Flowerpecker) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881)
Title: "Myzanthe Ignipectus (Fire-breasted Flowerpecker)" (Vol. 2, Plate 40)
Portfolio: The Birds of Asia
Year: 1850-1883
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 235
Printer: Hullmandel & Walton, T. Walter or Walter & Cohn, London, UK
Publisher: Taylor and Francis, John Gould, London, UK
Reference: Anker No. 178; Nissen No. IVB 368; Sauer No. 17, Zimmer page 258; Wood page 365; Sitwell page 102
Sheet size: 21.38" x 14.57"
Image size: 16" x 9.75"
Condition: Light toning to sheet. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors
Extremely rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography and hand-coloring by John Gould and English artist Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902). Comes from Gould's seven volume "The Birds of Asia", (1850-1883) (First edition), which consists of 530 hand-colored lithographs. Other contributing lithographers were German artist Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Irish artist William Hart (1830-1908). "The Birds of Asia" was Gould's last work before his death. Gold gilded edges as issued.
The fire-breasted flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like other flowerpeckers, this tiny bird feeds on fruits and plays an important role in the dispersal of fruiting plants.
Biography:
John Gould FRS (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species".
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Booby Gannet /// Ornithology Bird Art John James Audubon Florida Keys Seascape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Booby Gannet" (Plate 426, No. 86)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,200
Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Sheet size: 10.38" x 6.75"
Image size: 5.94" x 5.5"
Condition: Two small tears at top edge. In otherwise excellent condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Seattle, WA. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs.
Based on a composition painted May 14, 1832. Audubon wrote: "I am unable to find a good reason for those who have chosen to call these birds 'boobies'. Authors, it is true, generally represent them as extremely stupid; but to me the word is utterly inapplicable to any bird with which I am acquainted". The view of the Florida Keys is based on a drawing by George Lehman.
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The 10 species in this family are often considered congeneric in older sources, placing all in the genus Sula.
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...
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Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
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Watercolor, Lithograph
Ivory Gull /// Ornithology Bird Audubon Seascape Beach Ocean Shorebird Shell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Ivory Gull" (Plate 445, No. 89)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Editi...
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Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster /// Ornithology Bird John James Audubon Seascape Sky
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster" (Plate 449, No. 90)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition...
Category
Victorian Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Hare Indian Dog: An Original 19th Century Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Hare Indian Dog", No. 27, Plate CXXXII, 132, from Audubon's "Quadruped...
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Naturalistic Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Etude - Etching by Jules-Joseph Lecurieux - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
Etude is a black and White etching realized by Jules-Joseph Lecurieux in the 1860s.
Titled in the lower.
Image size: 23x31.
Very good impression with wide margins and a very fres...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
L
Affut - Etching by Albert de Balleroy - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
L'Affut is a black and White etching realized by A. de Balleroy in the 1860s.
Titled in the lower.
Image size: 27 x 22.
Very good impression with wide margins and a very fresh in...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
La Curee d
Un Lapin - Etching by Albert de Balleroy - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
La Curee d'Un Lapin is a black and White etching realized by Albert de Balleroy in the 1862.
Titled in the lower
Image Size: 24x34
Very good impression.
Realized by Cadart for t...
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
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