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C1811
Ground Parrakeet
Artist:
Early c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Ground parrot. Modern binomial name: Pezoporus wallicus First described: Kerr, 1792 Distribution: VIC, TAS, NSW From: Shaw, General Zoology, or, Systematic Natural History
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Full Title:
Ground Parrakeet
Date:
C1811
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
110mm
x 175mm
Paper Size:
145mm
x 240mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1811
Description:
Early c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Ground parrot.
Modern binomial name: Pezoporus wallicus
First described: Kerr, 1792
Distribution: VIC, TAS, NSW
From: Shaw, General Zoology, or, Systematic Natural History
References:
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995: IVB 870.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 643068
State Library New South Wales: 991024131466202626
State Library Victoria: 991024131466202626
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1089467
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995: IVB 870.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 643068
State Library New South Wales: 991024131466202626
State Library Victoria: 991024131466202626
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1089467
Moses Griffith (1747 - 1819)
Welsh artist and watercolourist best known for his lifelong partnership with naturalist Thomas Pennant. Born in Caernarfonshire, Griffith showed early talent, catching Pennant's attention in 1769, who hired him initially as a servant before mentoring him into a full-time artist. As Pennant’s companion, Griffith traveled extensively through Wales and Scotland, creating hundreds of detailed, precise illustrations for works like A Tour in Wales (1778) and British Zoology. Beyond his work for Pennant, Griffith produced commissions for patrons like Francis Grose, documenting British topography, ruins, and natural history. Following Pennant's death in 1798, Griffith continued working for the family before dying in 1819, leaving behind a significant legacy in 18th-century British art, with collections held at the National Library of Wales, the British Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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