Background:
These beautiful Bird Egg prints are from the first edition of British Oology and
feature drawings by the British ornithologist William Hewitson. A talented natural
history artist and engraver, Hewitson also prepared the lithograph plates used to produce
the prints, which were then hand colored. Issued in supplements between 1831 and
1842, the exquisite illustrations feature eggs of British birds "drawn and coloured
from nature".
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| Price per print: |
Print Only: $65 |
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Matting Charge:
$20 |
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Framing & Matting
Charge: $110 |
| Dimensions: |
Print Only: 5 x 9 inches |
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Matted: 12 x 16 inches |
| Type of print: |
Original hand-colored lithograph |
| Year: |
1830s |
| Other details: |
Includes original page of accompanying text |
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