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Antique Bird Print of the European Robin by Sepp & Nozeman, 1770

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Antique Bird Print of the European Robin by Sepp & Nozeman, 1770

£695 ($920, €820)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1770
Size
20.9 × 14.6 in (53 × 37 cm)
Condition
Good
Period
18th century
Artist or book
Nozeman and Sepp
Section
Birds
Reference
f_25779182

Antique print titled 'Motacilla, Rubecula'. This print depicts European Robin and nest (Dutch: Roodborstje). The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher. This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven", Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the Netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment.

Original text page included.

Artists and engravers: This monumental work is associated with Christiaan Andreas Sepp, Jan Christiaan Sepp, Jan Sepp, Cornelis Nozeman, Martinus Houttuyn and Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Condition: Very good. General age-related toning. Please study image carefully.

Date: 1770

Overall size: 37 x 53 cm.

Image size: 0.001 x 28.3 x 42 cm.