John Gould Beijing Babbler 1st Ed. Birds of Great Britain Hand Colored Litho

Description: ABOUT THIS PRINT RHOPOPHILUS PEKINENSIS (BEIJING BABBLER) A beautiful image from 'The Birds Of Asia' Original Antique hand-colored lithograph in Good to Very Good Condition (Please examine all photos, as they are of the actual print up for sale) [London: by the Author, 1862 - 1873]. Hand-coloured lithograph by J.Wolf and H.C.Richter, printed by Walter. Wove paper. Sheet size: 14 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches. (Please excuse glare from shrink-wrap.)A beautiful image from John Gould's 'The Birds of Asia': 'A magnificent work with life-like portraits of birds of the British Isles'. (Wood)This plate, from what Sacheverell Sitwell called 'The most popular of all his works' ('Fine Bird Books'), shows a new liveliness of treatment that is not present in Gould's earlier works. This is thanks to suggestions made by Joseph Wolf, who drew 57 of the plates and accompanied Gould on an ornithological tour of Scandinavia in 1856.Gould's illustrations were all painstakingly coloured by hand, as he states in his Preface: "Many of the public are quite unaware how the colouring of these large plates is accomplished; and not a few believe that they are produced by some mechanical process or by chromo-lithography. This, however, is not the case; every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand. ABOUT JOHN GOULD John Gould (1804-1881)Original hand-coloured lithographs over 150 years old Titles in English and Latin Sheet size: approx. 21 1/4" x 14 1/8" inches. One of the great bird artists of all time, John Gould (1804-1881) created over 3,000 plates of birds in over 40 volumes. Around 1830, while working as taxidermist for the Zoological Society of London, he received a shipment of exotic bird skins from the Himalayas. Soon after, he published A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. The success of this work, along with the Birds of Europe (1832-37) and a Monograph of the Ramphastidae [Toucans] allowed him to travel to Australia and New Guinea. Among Gould's better known works are the Birds of Australia (1849-69), the Birds of Asia (1850-83), and Birds of Great Britain (1862-73). Though Gould himself sketched most of his plates, other artists such as his wife Elizabeth, Edward Lear, Joseph Wolf, William Hart and Henry C. Richter finished them. Gould's plates are highly esteemed for their composition, accurate detail, and coloring. ABOUT ADIRONDACK RETRO ADIRONDACK RETRO has been specializing in antique prints and ads for over twenty years. We offer a vast inventory of the some of the most significant artists of the 17th through the 20th centuries with an emphasis on Rare and Collectible Prints and Advertisements. We stand 100% behind the quality and authenticity of our products, and are obsessed with customer service and your satisfaction! CONDITIONAll of our prints are sold in "As-Is Condition". These hand-colored lithographs may show expected age-related blemishes such as slight darkening of the edges, occasional minor soiling, spots or slight text transfer. Please carefully examine the photos for the actual condition of each print, as they are of the actual print that you will receive. The paper is blank on the back. All prints are guaranteed to be original and authentic. WORLDWIDE SHIPPINGOrders ship within 3 business days in sturdy packing materials via USPS. Ebay determines shipping costs for orders based on item weight, package size and destination. International orders are shipped via Ebay’s Global Shipping Program. RETURNSReturns are accepted within 30 days of receiving the item. The print must be returned in the same condition it was sent and in the original packaging the print was sent in via a fully insured carrier method.OUR ANTIQUE PRINT INVENTORY IS TRULY AMAZING...OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS EVEN BETTER!

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