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C1826-1835
Platycercus pileatus.
A superb example of this rare engraving of the Western Australian Red-capped Parrot, from Jardine and Selby’s important ornithological series that was intended to illustrate and describe all the new species housed in collections such as the British Museum, University … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Platycercus pileatus.
Date:
C1826-1835
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
210mm
x 275mm
Paper Size:
220mm
x 300mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1826-1835
Description:
A superb example of this rare engraving of the Western Australian Red-capped Parrot, from Jardine and Selby’s important ornithological series that was intended to illustrate and describe all the new species housed in collections such as the British Museum, University of Edinburgh, the Linnea Society and that of the East India Company.
The red-capped parrot was first described in 1820 by German naturalist Heinrich Kuhl as Psittacus spurius, from an immature specimen collected in Albany, Western Australia by a member of the Baudin expedition (1801–1803).
Common names: Red-capped parrot
Modern binomial name: Purpureicephalus spurius
First described: Bonaparte, 1854
Distribution: WA (south west)
From Jardine & Selby, Illustrations of Ornithology. Volume 2, published 1826-1835 Edinburgh.
References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979: : no. 222.
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995: : 472.
Sitwell, S. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. New York 1990 :: p.108.
Collections:
Smithsonian Institution: Call Number QL674 .J37 1826
British Museum London: BM (NH) | v. 2, p. 927
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 821563
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979: : no. 222.
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995: : 472.
Sitwell, S. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. New York 1990 :: p.108.
Collections:
Smithsonian Institution: Call Number QL674 .J37 1826
British Museum London: BM (NH) | v. 2, p. 927
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 821563
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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Sir William Jardine (1800 - 1874)
Jardine was a Scottish naturalist best known for the series The Naturalist's Library. Jardine was one of the founders of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, and contributed to the founding of the Ray Society. Ornithology was his primary interest but he also studied ichthyology, botany and geology. His private natural history museum and library are said to have been the finest in Britain. One of Jardine's greatest contributions was making natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by making the The Naturalist's Library (1833-1843) affordable as possible.
