Antique Original Lithograph JOHN GOULD "Birds of New Guinea Hawks Measures approximately 21 3/4" x 14 3/4"

Original hand colored lithograph from John Gould's "Birds of Great Britain" (1862-1873) depicting the Chroicocephalus Philadelphia or Bonaparte's Gull

Lithographed by John Gould and William Hart

Printed by Walter and Cohn

One of the most prolific publishers of ornithological subjects in history, he travelled to remote areas to collect bird specimens for the hand colored lithographs he was famous for.

Gould would generally make the sketches and his wife Elizabeth would transfer them to lithographic stones and hand color them, although many other excellent artists would be involved in these works including, William Hart, Edward Lear, H.C. Richter, and Joseph Wolf.

Measures approximately 21 3/4" x 14 3/4"

Verso is blank

Condition: Overall good condition for its age, with bright original hand coloring. A couple of very minor foxing spots. All imperfections can be seen in the attached picture, please review it for an accurate representation of condition


Extremely Gorgeous and Extremely Hard to Find.

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