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C1789
White Gallinule.
Artist:
The first illustration of the Lord Howe Swamphen which was not uncommon in 1789 but was soon hunted to extinction by whalers and sailors. There are only two skins of the bird that have survived. Common name: Lord Howe Swamphen … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
White Gallinule.
Date:
C1789
Artist:
Engraver:
Peter Mazell
(1759 –
1797)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
185mm
x 260mm
Paper Size:
21mm
x 288mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1789
Description:
The first illustration of the Lord Howe Swamphen which was not uncommon in 1789 but was soon hunted to extinction by whalers and sailors. There are only two skins of the bird that have survived.
Common name: Lord Howe Swamphen or White Gallinule
Binomial name: Porphyrio albus
First described: Shaw 1790
Distribution: Extinct (Lord Howe Island)
From Phillips, A Voyage to Botany Bay
Collections:
State Library Victoria: RARELTF 994.02 P54V
Peter Mazell (1759 - 1797)
Mazell was an Irish painter and engraver, working in London between c. 1761 and 1797. He is known for his fine engravings of natural history subjects, especially those illustrating books by John Walcott and the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant. He created almost 600 engravings in his career. He also exhibited paintings of landscapes and of flowers. He exhibited at the Society of Artists and at the Royal Academy.
