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C1886
The Butcher-bird.
Artist:
Scarce c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Australian Grey Butcherbird and one of the few engravings made of Neville Cayley’s watercolours. Modern binomial name: Cracticus torquatus First described: Latham, 1801 Distribution: Australia wide References: Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Butcher-bird.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
135mm
x 135mm
Paper Size:
146mm
x 146mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Scarce c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Australian Grey Butcherbird and one of the few engravings made of Neville Cayley’s watercolours.
Modern binomial name: Cracticus torquatus
First described: Latham, 1801
Distribution: Australia wide
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 9829g.
Hughes-d’Aeth, T. Paper Nation : The Story of the Picturesque Atlas of Australia. Melbourne 2001 :
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1654251
National Gallery Australia: Legacy ID 34588
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1046852
Getty Museum Los Angeles: 1218593
State Library New South Wales: 74VvDRQZXzWd
State Library Victoria: CCF 919.4 G19
Cayley Neville (1853 - 1903)
Neville Cayley (1853-1903) Born in England, Cayley was noted for his superb paintings of birds which he exhibited both in Australia and internationally. In 1892, he was awarded a gold medal at the Chicago Exposition for his paintings of Australian birds. Amusingly, when he travelled around the Australian countryside in search of new species of birds to draw, Cayley would often pay his hosts by painting pictures. Alongside the well-known British ornithologist John Gould, Cayley inspired many colonial settlers to take an interest in native Australian birds. He is represented in numerous institutional collections.
