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Antique Bird Print of The Ring Ouzel by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

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Antique Bird Print of The Ring Ouzel by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

£550 ($730, €650)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1797
Size
20.9 × 14.2 in (53 × 36 cm)
Condition
Very good. General age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Period
18th century
Artist or book
Nozeman and Sepp
Section
Birds
Reference
f_25877882

Antique print titled ‘Turdus Torquatus'. This print depicts the ring ouzel with egg (Dutch: beflijster). The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a European member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the mountain equivalent of the closely related common blackbird, and breeds in gullies, rocky areas or scree slopes. 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.

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