Antique Hand Color Lithograph of Parrots by Mathew C.1910
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Directory: Fine Art: Prints: Lithographs: Pre 1910: Item # 1412401
Directory: Fine Art: Prints: Lithographs: Pre 1910: Item # 1412401
Please refer to our stock # 918 when inquiring.
$225.00
Original antique hand colored Lithograph of parrots from Mathew's The Birds of Australia. . Presented archival matted and framed. Overall framed size 13ʺW × 1ʺD × 16ʺH in excellent condition.
This impeccable, hand-colored lithograph is from the first edition of Gregory Macalister Mathew's The Birds of Australia. The work was published in London by Witherby & Co. c. 1910. The artists that contributed to the work included J. G. Keulemans, Gronvold, R. Green, Goodchild, and Lodge.
This work was the first major work on Australian birds since John Gould's and illustrated 100 further species than his work. It is also one of the last important natural history works to be illustrated with hand-colored lithographs. The edition was limited to 225 copies.
