lot of two. Includes Pachycephalopsis Poliosoma, Sharpe/White-eyed Robin; and Cecropis Rufula/Western Mosque Swallow. Credits lower left in italics on first W. Hart del. et lith., and second J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del et lith.. Credits lower right on both, Walter, imp.. Matted and framed 20" x 26.5". John Gould's Birds of Asia was in production longer than any of his other work, taking 34 years for the appearance of its 35 parts. Gould (1804-1881), one of the most important ornithological illustrators of the 19th century, studied birds and learned taxidermy while assisting his father, a gardener, in the royal gardens of Windsor. Elizabeth Coxen, whom he married in 1829, became his partner in the production of a long series of major natural history monographs distinguished for their fine color plates. After his wife's death in 1841, Gould depended upon H. C. Richter, W. Hart and (to a lesser degree) Joseph Wolf to support him in his work. Condition: Not removed from frame for examination.
lot of two. Includes Pachycephalopsis Poliosoma, Sharpe/White-eyed Robin; and Cecropis Rufula/Western Mosque Swallow. Credits lower left in italics on first W. Hart del. et lith., and second J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del et lith.. Credits lower right on both, Walter, imp.. Matted and framed 20" x 26.5". John Gould's Birds of Asia was in production longer than any of his other work, taking 34 years for the appearance of its 35 parts. Gould (1804-1881), one of the most important ornithological illustrators of the 19th century, studied birds and learned taxidermy while assisting his father, a gardener, in the royal gardens of Windsor. Elizabeth Coxen, whom he married in 1829, became his partner in the production of a long series of major natural history monographs distinguished for their fine color plates. After his wife's death in 1841, Gould depended upon H. C. Richter, W. Hart and (to a lesser degree) Joseph Wolf to support him in his work. Condition: Not removed from frame for examination.
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