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John Gould lithograph of Blue-faced Entomyza, c1848

Name: John Gould Lithograph Of Blue-faced Entomyza, C1848
SKU: as1016a171
Price: 250.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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This is a rare original hand-painted lithograph of the Blue-faced Entomyza or Honeyeater (ENTOMYZA CYANOTIS) from John Gould's "Birds of Australia" published between 1840 and 1848. This is Plate 68 from Vol.4.

John Gould was Britain's foremost bird artist and his book of Australian birds was the first comprehensive survey detailing 681 species, 328 of which were new to science and were first described by Gould.

John Gould's artist wife Elizabeth (Coxen) Gould (1804-1841), who learnt lithography from great bird artist Edward Lear, contributed to this illustration. Elizabeth accompanied her husband to Australia where she completed many of the drawings for the lithographs they created on their return to London. Elizabeth Gould died at the age of 37, following the birth of their eighth child back in England. C. Hullmandel was responsible for the printing.

Dimensions: Paper size 21 3/4" x 14 1/2" (56.5 x 37 cm)
Internal Mount mark - 50.5 x 34 cm

Condition: Condition is good with strong bright colours on the birds. This lithograph was framed sometime in the first half of the 20th Century, long enough to leave a darker tone below and along the internal edge of the mount. This could be hidden below a new archival quality mount. There is just the odd small foxing spot. Brown paper tape is still present on the reverse from where the print was attached to the previous mount.

Price

£~~250.00~~

$~~322.60~~ USA

€~~297.65~~

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