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Stunning Handcolored Old Bird Print of the Willow Wren & Icterine Warbler, 1832
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Stunning Handcolored Old Bird Print of the Willow Wren & Icterine Warbler, 1832

€440 ($495, £375, €440)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1832
Size
14.8 × 10.6 in (37.5 × 27 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear, please study image carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Section
Birds
Reference
f_30590212

Antique bird print titled 'Sylvia Hippolais - Sylvia Icterina'. Old bird print showing the willow wren and icterine warbler. This print originates from 'Iconografia della fauna italica : per le quattro classi degli animali vertebrati' by C.L. Bonaparte.

Artists and Engravers: Lithographed by Battistelli

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, please study image carefully.

Date: 1832

Overall size: 27 x 37.5 cm

Image size: 13 x 25 cm

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