C1928

EMPEROR & KING PENGUIN

1. Distribution: Emperor penguins are found in the Antarctic regions. They spend 10 months in the Antarctic and for the other two months their location is unknown. 2. The King Penguin is found on sub-Antarctic and temperate-cool islands. They breed … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

EMPEROR & KING PENGUIN

Date:

C1928

Engraver:

Witherby & Co 

Condition:

Technique:

Original hand coloured lithograph.

Image Size: 

240mm 
x 335mm
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EMPEROR & KING PENGUIN - Vintage Print from 1928

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dated:

1928

Description:

1. Distribution: Emperor penguins are found in the Antarctic regions. They spend 10 months in the Antarctic and for the other two months their location is unknown. 2. The King Penguin is found on sub-Antarctic and temperate-cool islands. They breed into the north of Antarctica, in a large circle from Tierra del Fuego, through the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Marion Island, The Crozet Archipelago, Kerguelen and back around to the islands southeast of Australia and southwest of New Zealand. First described by: 1. Gray Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1844. 2. Miller Var. Subj. Nat. Hist. 1778.

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.

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