Lesser Black Backed Gull. Plate 95.

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• 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."

• CONDITION: Good condition with original color. Very mild spotting in the lower left.

• REFERENCE: Sitwell, Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. p.141 Selby.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , Prideaux John Selby