C1899

Orange Weaver (Pyromelana franciscana.)

Scarce c.19th colour lithograph of the northern red bishop or orange bishop. Binomial name: Euplectes franciscanus First described: Isert, 1789 Distribution: Northern Africa From: Butler, A. Foreign finches in captivity. References: Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979 90. … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Orange Weaver (Pyromelana franciscana.)

Date:

C1899

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Lithograph printed in colour.

Image Size: 

160mm 
x 220mm

Paper Size: 

180mm 
x 270mm
AUTHENTICITY
Orange Weaver (Pyromelana franciscana.) - Antique Print from 1899

Genuine antique
dated:

1899

Description:

Scarce c.19th colour lithograph of the northern red bishop or orange bishop.

Binomial name: Euplectes franciscanus
First described: Isert, 1789
Distribution: Northern Africa

From: Butler, A. Foreign finches in captivity.

References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979 90.
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 7738aa.
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995 IVB 169.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2344870
Macquarie University NSW: MMS ID 9917905610802171
State Library Victoria: Record ID 993752863607636 (3rd edition)
Museums Victoria Collections: Record ID 993752863607636
State Library South Australia: Storage 598.8 b
State Library of Western Australia: Q 636.6862 BUT
Biodiversity Heritage Library: Call Number 598.2 B9

Frederick William Frohawk (1861 - 1946)

English zoological artist was born at Norfolk, the son of a gentleman farmer. He took an early interest in drawing and natural history. At the age of twenty, he received his first commission from The Field, later becoming natural history editor of that magazine. He contributed drawings for the Natural History Museum.

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