Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - AN ORIGINAL PLATE FROM GOULD'S MONUMENTAL 'THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN' - IN A FRAME MEASURING 64.7CM x 45CM -GOULD (John, English ornithologist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by 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, 1804-1881).Large hand-coloured plate of 'Nyctale Tengmalmi', or Tengmalm's Owl. [(London): Published by the author, (1862)-73. Engraved and lithographed by H. C. Richter and John Gould. Lettering and caption in lower margin. Large and original finely hand-coloured lithographic plate on thick wove paper, from Gould's famous work 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Heightened with gum arabic. Mid-20th century dark blue mount. with gilt wood frame. Not glazed. Size of plate (visible area within mount aperture): approx. 50.8cm x 32cm / frame - approx. 64.7cm x 45cm. Will need to be sent flat-packed, hence the higher than normal cost of shipping to customers outside the UK.Good condition. Plate partly trimmed and backed on card. Brown mounting tape has been placed around the whole of the printed area, up to within a few mms from the edge. But this is not visible within the mount and frame, as can be seen from the gallery images. A few scratches and small nicks to edges of frame. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.A stunningly beautiful original plate from Gould's sumptuous and highly valued work 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was published in parts between 1862 and 18737.This is a large plate - on thick wove paper - measuring an impressive 64.7cm x 45cm in its frame. The original hand-colouring is of the highest order (see gallery images). The glaze has been removed for shipment purposes. key words:
Price: 275 GBP
Location: Ascot
End Time: 2024-11-16T14:23:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 57.2 GBP
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Binding: Unbound
Non-Fiction Subject: Natural History
Language: English
Illustrator: Henry Richter
Author: John Gould
Publisher: Published for the author
Original/Facsimile: Original
