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C1922
Amytornis housei. (Black Grass-Wren).
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Superb lithograph with original hand colouring of the rarely seen Black grass-wren from the last great series on Australian ornithology, The Birds of Australia by G. Matthew’s. This series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Amytornis housei. (Black Grass-Wren).
Date:
C1922
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
Paper Size:
335mm
x 230mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1922
Description:
Superb lithograph with original hand colouring of the rarely seen Black grass-wren from the last great series on Australian ornithology, The Birds of Australia by G. Matthew’s.
This series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets made. It was the last series produced using the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph.
Aboriginal name: dalal in Wunambal
Modern binomial name: Amytornis housei
Distribution: WA (Kimberley)
First described: Milligan, 1902
Naturalist Frederick Maurice House discovered the black grass-wren in 1901, as a part of a surveying party led by Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman through the Kimberley in northwestern Australia. He collected a single specimen. Alexander William Milligan, consulting ornithologist at the Western Australian Museum, named it after House when he described the species. The bird was not seen again until 1968, when Dan Freeman of the Natural History Museum led a party to the same area to find it.
Modern binomial name: Amytornis housei
Distribution: WA (Kimberley)
First described: Milligan, 1902
Naturalist Frederick Maurice House discovered the black grass-wren in 1901, as a part of a surveying party led by Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman through the Kimberley in northwestern Australia. He collected a single specimen. Alexander William Milligan, consulting ornithologist at the Western Australian Museum, named it after House when he described the species. The bird was not seen again until 1968, when Dan Freeman of the Natural History Museum led a party to the same area to find it.
References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979 : 328.
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995 : IVB 605.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers: MRB/F598.2/M
State Library Victoria: RARESF 598.2994 M42
State Library of Western Australia: Call Number Q 598.2994 MAT
State Library South Australia: Rare Books Room 598.294 M429
National Library Australia: Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK9772
State Library Queensland: RBF 598.2994
National Museum of Australia: Call no: AIA F 598.2994 MAT
Henrik Gronvold (1858 - 1940)
Gronvold was a Danish born artist who, after studying, entered the military as a draughtsman. On leaving Denmark he obtained work at the British History Museum in London. This image is from the last great bird series, The Birds of Australia by G. Matthews and is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets done. It was the last series produced to use hand colouring rather than colour printed lithography for the illustrations.
