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Attractive Antique Bird Print of The Coal Tit, 1927
€130 ($145, £110, €130)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1927
- Size
- 14.8 × 11 in (37.5 × 28 cm)
- Condition
- Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- 20th century
- Artist or book
- The von Wright brothers
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_26456352
Antique bird print titled 'Parus Ater - Parus Palustris'.
Old bird print depicting the coal tit and the marsh tit. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright.
The coal tit or cole tit, (Periparus ater), is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa. The black-crested tit is now usually included in this species.
Artists and Engravers: Printed in Stockholm. Magnus von Wright (1805 - 68) was the first taxidermist working with the vertebrate collections of Helsinki University. Starting out as a taxidermist in the 1820's, he stuffed birds for Societas pro Flora et Fauna Fennica, the oldest scientific society in Finland, and in 1845, became taxidermist at the university's zoological museum. Von Wright made several study journeys to Stockholm and St. Petersburg, and even wrote a short manual on how mount birds. Though a skilful taxidermist, his reputation, like that of his two brothers, Wilhelm and Ferdinand, rests on his skill as a zoological illustrator. In 1859 he published the first handbook on Finnish birds.
Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1927
Overall size: 28 x 37.5 cm.
Image size: 16 x 20 cm.
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