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C1911
GREAT CRESTED GREBE
Artist:
Distribution: Australia wide. On open sheets of open water, mostly in the east but also southwestern Australia. First described by Gould Handbook to the Birds of Australia. 1844. Danish born artist who after studying entered the military as a draughtsman.On … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
GREAT CRESTED GREBE
Date:
C1911
Artist:
Engraver:
Witherby & Co
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original handcolouring.
Image Size:
240mm
x 335mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1911
Description:
Distribution: Australia wide. On open sheets of open water, mostly in the east but also southwestern Australia. First described by Gould Handbook to the Birds of Australia. 1844. 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.Matthew’s 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. Original lithograph. Rare.
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.
