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Antique Bird Print of the Great Grey Bowerbird by Elliot, c.1873

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Antique Bird Print of the Great Grey Bowerbird by Elliot, c.1873

€515 ($575, £435, €515)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1873
Size
22 × 15.2 in (56 × 38.5 cm)
Condition
Good
Period
Late 19th century
Section
Birds
Reference
f_25790662

Antique bird print titled 'Chlamydodera Nuchalis'. This print depicts the Great Grey Bowerbird. Originates from 'A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise'.

Artists and Engravers: Lithographed plate by J.Smith after J. Wolf. Elliot's great work on the Birds of Paradise, one of the most admired bird prints ever produced.

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.

Date: c.1873

Overall size: 38.5 x 56 cm.

Image size: 0.001 x 38.5 x 40 cm.

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