C1922

Pteropodocys Maxima (Eastern Ground Cuckoo-shrike)

Artist:

Henrik Gronvold (1858 - 1940)

$A 75

Ground Cuckooshrike, Coracina maxima. Distribution: Mainland Australia. First described by Ruppell Mus. Senckenb. 1839. 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, … Read Full Description

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S/N: BI-AA-MATH-412–200690

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Full Title:

Pteropodocys Maxima (Eastern Ground Cuckoo-shrike)

Date:

C1922

Artist:

Henrik Gronvold (1858 - 1940)

Engraver:

Witherby & Co

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph with original hand colouring.

Image Size:

335mm

x 240mm

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dated:

1922

Description:

Ground Cuckooshrike, Coracina maxima.

Distribution: Mainland Australia.

First described by Ruppell Mus. Senckenb. 1839.

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. 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.

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