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C1911
KING ISLAND EMU
Artist:
Distribution: Extinct. The small King Island Emu was about half the size of the mainland species. By 1805 it had been hunted to extinction by sealers and visiting sailors. This image was taken from Alexander Charles Lessueur artist on Baudin’s … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
KING ISLAND EMU
Date:
C1911
Artist:
Engraver:
Witherby & Co
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
335mm
x 240mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1911
Description:
Distribution: Extinct. The small King Island Emu was about half the size of the mainland species. By 1805 it had been hunted to extinction by sealers and visiting sailors. This image was taken from Alexander Charles Lessueur artist on Baudin’s voyage, copper engraving printed in 1808. Keulemans was the most sought-after bird artist of the late19th and early 20th centuries. He was a prolific and talented work-oriented illustrator. 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.
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.
