Hydroprogne Caspia. (Caspian Tern).
C1919

Hydroprogne Caspia. (Caspian Tern).

Artist:

John Gerrard Keulemans (1842 - 1912)

Superb c.19th lithograph with original hand colouring, of the Caspian Tern from the last great 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 made. … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Hydroprogne Caspia. (Caspian Tern).

Date:

C1919

Artist:

John Gerrard Keulemans (1842 - 1912)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph with original hand colouring.

Image Size: 

230mm 
x 180mm

Paper Size: 

335mm 
x 237mm
AUTHENTICITY
Hydroprogne Caspia. (Caspian Tern). - Antique Print from 1919

Genuine antique
dated:

1919

Description:

Superb c.19th lithograph with original hand colouring, of the Caspian Tern from the last great 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 made. It was the last series produced using the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph.
Common name: Caspian Tern
Modern binomial name: Hydroprogne caspia
First described: Pallas, 1770
Distribution: Australia wide

References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979 : 328.
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995 : IVB 605.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers: MRB/F598.2/M
State Library Victoria: RARESF 598.2994 M42
State Library of Western Australia: Call Number Q 598.2994 MAT
State Library South Australia: Rare Books Room 598.294 M429
National Library Australia: Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK9772
State Library Queensland: RBF 598.2994
National Museum of Australia: Call no: AIA F 598.2994 MAT

John Gerrard Keulemans (1842 - 1912)

Keulemans was born in Rotterdam and as a young man he collected animal specimens for museums such as the Natural History Museum in Leiden, whose director, Hermann Schlegel, encouraged him by sending him on the 1864 expedition to West Africa. In 1869, he was persuaded by Richard Bowdler Sharpe to illustrate his Monograph of the Alcedinidae, or Family of Kingfishers (1868-1871) and to move to England, where he lived for the rest of his life.

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