Date of Printing: 1864 • Medium: Lithograph (hand colored) • Subject Category: Natural History - Birds • Signed: Plate signed, Lower Left • Period Created: Romantic (1800 - 1899) • Plate Size HxWxD cm: N/A • Leaf Paper Size HxW cm: 46 x 59 • Style: FOLIO Original Vintage • Print on Verso: Blank on verso • Condition: Excellent, with minor toning at edges • Edition Type: 1st Edition - Limited • Paper Type: Woven • Framed: Print only
This stunning and exceptionally RARE, hand-colored folio lithograph is from Daniel Giraud Elliot’s work A Monograph of the Tetraoninae, or Family of the Grouse. The work was published in New York by Elliot between 1864 and 1865. Bowen & Co. was responsible for the fine lithography used in this work.
Many of the lithographs are after Elliot’s original drawings. Elliot’s lithographs are some of the most valuable American bird plates. Elliot was a prominent American zoologist. He was one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the American Ornithologists’ Union. Elliot was also curator of zoology at Chicago’s Field Museum.
Guarantee: This print is an original antique print and not a modern reproduction. Due to its age, some imperfections can be expected. Please view the detailed photos carefully.
Paper Type: Woven, Heavy Stock
Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Lithograph. Original Descriptive Text pages accompanies this print.
Condition: Overall Excellent. There are a few light marks and toning mostly at the edges of the print.