1851 - Egyptian Goose, Morris bird - Antique Engraved Print
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Egyptian Goose, Morris bird
Original antique ornithology print from 'The History of British Birds'. Original antique hand-colored engraving. Ornithology, the study of bids, authored by Francis Orpen Morris and illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon after drawing from Richard Aldington. Printed by B. Fawcett.
Production date: 1851-1867.
Size: 12x18,2 cms.
Condition: good.
Reverend Francis Orpen Morris (25 March 1810 – 10 February 1893) was an Irish clergyman, ornithologist and entomologist. He was a pioneer of the movement to protect birds. He co-founded the Plumage League in 1855, a campaign against the excessive use of birds' feathers and plumage in fashion.
Morris authored 'The History of British Birds', his first best seller, in 1850. The beautifully hand-colored woodcut engravings were illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917). B. Fawcett printed and funded their works, as well as work by other natural history artists. Groombridge & Sons, of London published this and many more of Morris and Lydon’s works.
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Egyptian Goose, Morris bird
Original antique ornithology print from 'The History of British Birds'. Original antique hand-colored engraving. Ornithology, the study of bids, authored by Francis Orpen Morris and illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon after drawing from Richard Aldington. Printed by B. Fawcett.
Production date: 1851-1867.
Size: 12x18,2 cms.
Condition: good.
Reverend Francis Orpen Morris (25 March 1810 – 10 February 1893) was an Irish clergyman, ornithologist and entomologist. He was a pioneer of the movement to protect birds. He co-founded the Plumage League in 1855, a campaign against the excessive use of birds' feathers and plumage in fashion.
Morris authored 'The History of British Birds', his first best seller, in 1850. The beautifully hand-colored woodcut engravings were illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917). B. Fawcett printed and funded their works, as well as work by other natural history artists. Groombridge & Sons, of London published this and many more of Morris and Lydon’s works.