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C1916
Cerchneis Cenchroides. (Nankeen Kestrel).
Artist:
Distribution: Australia wide. Most common in open woodlands and agricultural land. Nomadic. First described by Vigors & Horsfield Trans. Linn. Soc 1827. This image is from the last great bird series, The Birds of Australia by G. Matthews and is rarer than … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Cerchneis Cenchroides. (Nankeen Kestrel).
Date:
C1916
Artist:
Engraver:
Witherby & Co
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1916
Description:
Distribution: Australia wide. Most common in open woodlands and agricultural land. Nomadic.
First described by Vigors & Horsfield Trans. Linn. Soc 1827.
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.
