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Group of Four Lithograph Plates of Ducks.

Creator: John Gould
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
Set of four hand coloured lithograph plates of Ducks (Oidema Fusca, Oidema Perspicillata, Spatula Clypeata & Gallinula Chloropus), from “The Birds of Great Britain”. Framed and glazed, overall dimensions: 64.3 by 46.2 cm.

John Gould (1804-1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species.

Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902) was an English zoological illustrator who produced a very large number of skillful coloured lithographs of birds and mammals, mainly for the scientific books of the renowned English 19th century ornithologist John Gould.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	“The Birds of Great Britain”
Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Hand coloured lithograph plates
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1832
Styles / Movements:	Victorian, Other
Dealer Reference #:	93618
Incollect Reference #:	267572

Dimensions

W.	25.31 in;	H.	18.19 in;
W.	64.3 cm;	H.	46.2 cm;

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Based in the heart of Mayfair in London, we specialise in prints and original works on paper across a broad range of subjects, from antique prints to modern pochoir plates, as well as photographs from vintage photography to modern art photography.

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