Goldcrest - Original Colored Wood Engraving - Morris British Birds - 1853
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Original colored engraving of the goldcrest, from Francis Orpen Morris's "A History of British Birds", published in London in 1853. It is offered framed and matted.
Original colored engraving of the goldcrest, from Francis Orpen Morris's "A History of British Birds", published in London in 1853. It is offered framed and matted.
The illustrations of this work were engraved on wood by Benjamin Fawcett, printer of Driffield, who printed them in color and finished them by hand; it is one of the Victorian ornithological series most sought after by collectors.
Medium: Colored wood engraving
Artist / after: Francis Orpen Morris, "A History of British Birds"
Engraver / lithographer: Benjamin Fawcett
Date: 1853
Dimensions: 4.5 x 5.6 in (11.5 x 14.3 cm) sight; the sheet size is unknown as it is framed
Condition: Good condition, with a few light spots of foxing in the paper. With mat and wooden frame.
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Original colored engraving of the goldcrest, from Francis Orpen Morris's "A History of British Birds", published in London in 1853. It is offered framed and matted.