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Antique Bird Print of the Ash-Colored Harrier by Gould, c.1870

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Antique Bird Print of the Ash-Colored Harrier by Gould, c.1870

€290 ($325, £245, €290)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1870
Size
15.2 × 22 in (38.5 × 56 cm)
Condition
Fair
Period
Late 19th century
Artist or book
John Gould
Section
Birds
Reference
f_25635972

Antique bird print titled 'Circus Cineraceus'. This print depicts the ash-colored harrier. Originates from John Gould's 'The Birds of the Great Britain'.

Artists and Engravers: John Gould (1804 - 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.

Condition: Fair, minor defects. Discoloration and several tears. Please study image carefully.

Date: c.1870

Overall size: 56 x 38.5 cm.

Image size: 0.001 x 43 x 28 cm.

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