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C1915
GREY GOSHAWK
Artist:
Distribution: Australia wide. First described by Vieillot Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat 1817. 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 … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
GREY GOSHAWK
Date:
C1915
Artist:
Engraver:
Witherby & Co
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1915
Description:
Distribution: Australia wide.
First described by Vieillot Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat 1817.
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. 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.
