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C1915
Dendrocygna Eytoni. (Plumed Whistling Duck).
Artist:
Superb lithograph of the Plumed whistling Duck from the last great bird 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 done and was the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Dendrocygna Eytoni. (Plumed Whistling Duck).
Date:
C1915
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring
Paper Size:
335mm
x 240mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1915
Description:
Superb lithograph of the Plumed whistling Duck from the last great bird 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 done and was the to use hand colouring for the lithographs.
Common names: plumed whistling duck, Eyton’s plumed, red-legged or whistling tree-duck, and grey or red-legged whistler
Aboriginal names: Wululuu in Yuwaalayaay, Wululuu in Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi
Modern binomial name: Dendrocygna eytoni
First described: Eyton 1838
Distribution: Australia wide (Mainland)
Aboriginal names: Wululuu in Yuwaalayaay, Wululuu in Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi
Modern binomial name: Dendrocygna eytoni
First described: Eyton 1838
Distribution: Australia wide (Mainland)
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers: MRB/F598.2/M
State Library Victoria: RARESF 598.2994 M42
State Library South Australia: Rare Books Room 598.294 M429 b
State Library of Western Australia: Call Number Q 598.2994 MAT
National Library Australia: Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK9772
State Library Queensland: RBF 598.2994 MAT
National Museum of Australia: Call no: AIA F 598.2994 MAT
Herbert Goodchild (1873 - 1919)
Goodchild was an early twentieth century bird artist and illustrator, born in 1873 at Cumberland and died sometime around 1919. He was one of the artists who contributed to Gregory Matthew's important series, Birds of Australia, following the death of John Keulemans in 1912. His works appeared in several other publications.
