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C1899
Violet-eared Waxbill
Artist:
Frederick William Frohawk (1861 - 1946)
Uraeginthus granatinus, Violet-eared Waxbill or common grenadier, native to Southern Africa.
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Full Title:
Violet-eared Waxbill
Date:
C1899
Artist:
Frederick William Frohawk (1861 - 1946)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Original colour lithograph
Image Size:
160mm
x 220mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1899
Description:
Uraeginthus granatinus, Violet-eared Waxbill or common grenadier, native to Southern Africa.
Biography:
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.
