Common Dottrel. 1. Male, Summer Plumage. 2. Female, Winter.

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• ARTIST: Prideaux John Selby

• MEDIUM: Etching and engraving,

  DATE: 1821-1834.

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 20 15/16 x 26" ( 53.2 x 66.7 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: From Selby's "Illustrations of British Ornithology", published 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. Two volumes of text appeared, "Land Birds" in 1825 (revised in 1833) and "Water Birds" in 1833.<br><br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: On "J Whatman 1846" watermark paper.

• CONDITION: Overall good condition with original color. Very small paper chip missing at the bottom paper edge.

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