C1834

Lorius Domicellus. Puple-Capped Lory. Native of the Moluccas.

C19th engraving of the Purple-naped lory. From the Naturalist Library. Common names: Purple-naped lory Modern binomial name: Lorius domicella First described: Linnaeus 1758 Distribution: Endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia.

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Full Title:

Lorius Domicellus. Puple-Capped Lory. Native of the Moluccas.

Date:

C1834

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring.

Image Size: 

155mm 
x 95mm
AUTHENTICITY
Lorius Domicellus. Puple-Capped Lory. Native of the Moluccas. - Antique Print from 1834

Genuine antique
dated:

1834

Description:

C19th engraving of the Purple-naped lory. From the Naturalist Library.


Common names: P
urple-naped lory
Modern binomial name: Lorius domicella
First described: Linnaeus 1758
Distribution: Endemic to the islands of Seram, Ambon, and perhaps also Haruku and Saparua, South Maluku, Indonesia.

Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)

Lear was was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet. By the age of 16 was already drawing "for bread and cheese" and soon developed into a serious "ornithological draughtsman" employed by the Zoological Society and then from 1832 to 1836 by the Earl of Derby, who kept a private menagerie at his estate, Knowsley Hall. He was the first major bird artist to draw birds from real live birds, instead of skins. Lear's first publication, published when he was 19 years old, was Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots in 1830. One of the greatest ornithological artists of his era, he taught Elizabeth Gould whilst also contributing to John Gould's works and was compared favourably to the naturalist John James Audubon. His eyesight deteriorated too much, to work with such precision on the fine drawings and etchings.

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