C1917

Trichoglossus rubritorquis. (Red-Collared Lorikeet)

Artist:

Roland Green (1890 - 1972)

Scarce lithograph of the Red-collared lorikeet by the bird artist Roland Green from the last great series with hand coloured plates; Gregory Matthews, The Birds of Australia. Common names: Red-collared lorikeetBinomial name:   Trichoglossus rubritorquisFirst described:   Vigors & Horsfield, 1827. (Trans. Linn. … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Trichoglossus rubritorquis. (Red-Collared Lorikeet)

Date:

C1917

Artist:

Roland Green (1890 - 1972)

Engraver:

Witherby & Co 

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph with original hand colouring

Image Size: 

240mm 
x 335mm

Paper Size: 

242mm 
x 335mm
AUTHENTICITY
Trichoglossus rubritorquis. (Red-Collared Lorikeet) - Antique Print from 1917

Genuine antique
dated:

1917

Description:

Scarce lithograph of the Red-collared lorikeet by the bird artist Roland Green from the last great series with hand coloured plates; Gregory Matthews, The Birds of Australia.


Common names: 
Red-collared lorikeet
Binomial name:   Trichoglossus rubritorquis
First described:   Vigors & Horsfield, 1827. (Trans. Linn. Soc. Vol XV 1827)
Distribution: WA, QLD & NT. Occasional occurrences in NSW
 

Biography:

Roland J. Green (1896-1972)

Green was an English bird artist, who produced numerous bird studies in watercolours and oils. Green remained a bachelor throughout his life, making his home in a disused drainage mill at Hickling in Norfolk. He set many of his bird paintings in the Broads, capturing some of the wild beauty of this region in his distinctive style.  Roland Green was born in Kent, the son of a taxidermist, who trained him in the skinning, stuffing and setting up birds, thereby instilling an extensive knowledge of anatomy and plumage. He showed an early aptitude for drawing and painting birds. Educated in Rochester and at the Regent Street Polytechnic, he was a skilled bird and mammal painter, holding annual exhibitions of his paintings and etchings. The subjects of his etchings were snipe, Canada geese, mallard and kingfishers. He also gave lectures on bird watching and the drawing of birds, with an emphasis on birds in flight. He spent a great deal of time in the reedbeds, creating the mistaken impression of being unsociable, but his talks to pupils at various schools dispelled that notion.

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