ARTIST: Prideaux John Selby
PUBLISHER: Published by Archibald Constable & Co. and Hurst Robinson & Co. London.
MEDIUM: Etching handcolored,
DATE: 1821-1834.
EDITION SIZE: Paper size 20 7/16 x 26 1/4" (51.9 x 66.7 cm).
DESCRIPTION: From, Selby's ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY, published in nineteen parts between 1821 and 1833. This major work was etched/engraved by Selby, mostly after his own drawings, with the assistance of his brother-in-law Captain Robert Mitford. In 1816 Mitford was taught to etch and engrave by Thomas Bewick in Newcastle; he then taught Selby at Twizell House.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Watermark in paper "J Whatman 1826." Signed in plate PJ Selby 1826.
CONDITION: Good condition with full original color, save for a few minor fox marks.
REFERENCE: Sitwell, Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. p.141 Selby.
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