Original hand-colored engraving of the Egyptian Goose, from "A History of British Birds" by Francis Orpen Morris. Wood engraving drawn by Alexander Francis Lydon, printed by Benjamin Fawcett and published by Groombridge & Sons in London.
Original hand-colored engraving of the Egyptian Goose, from "A History of British Birds" by Francis Orpen Morris. Wood engraving drawn by Alexander Francis Lydon, printed by Benjamin Fawcett and published by Groombridge & Sons in London.
Medium: Wood engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Alexander Francis Lydon.
Engraver / printer: Benjamin Fawcett.
Date: 1851.
Source: F. O. Morris, "A History of British Birds", Groombridge & Sons, London.
Dimensions: 4.7 x 7.2 in (12 x 18.2 cm).
Condition: Good. A light crease at the upper edge of the sheet; clean image and wide margins.