Date of Printing: 1849 • Medium: Wood Engraving Print (hand colored) • Subject Category: Natural History - Birds • Signed: Unsigned • Period Created: Romantic (1800 - 1899) • Plate Size HxWxD cm: N/A • Leaf Paper Size HxW cm: 23 x 27 • Style: Original Vintage • Print on Verso: Blank on verso • Condition: Good, with slight toning at edges • Edition Type: 1st Edition - Limited • Paper Type: Woven • Framed: Print only
Josiah Wood Whimper (1813-1903) - Original 1849 Engraving. This is a hand coloured engraving of the Lapwing bird from P. H. Gosse's 'Natural History, Birds' of 1849. Condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration.