SOLD Set of three hand-coloured wood engravings of water birds, Fawcett, 1855
These three wood engravings are taken from the 1855 work “British Game Birds and Wildfowl” by Beverly Robinson Morris. The superbly detailed figures were printed from engravings cut by noted illustrator Benjamin Fawcett, and each coloured by hand.
Here, we present three images of waterfowl: the King Duck or Eider Duck, the Canada Goose, and a trio of swans to show the differences between the Hooper, Polish, and Beswick’s Swans.
A set of three, framed and glazed.
Each frame: 44cm wide, 38cm high
Each picture: 29cm wide, 22cm high
Please enquire about shipping and delivery arrangements. Local delivery (or collection) is always free of charge.
These three wood engravings are taken from the 1855 work “British Game Birds and Wildfowl” by Beverly Robinson Morris. The superbly detailed figures were printed from engravings cut by noted illustrator Benjamin Fawcett, and each coloured by hand.
Here, we present three images of waterfowl: the King Duck or Eider Duck, the Canada Goose, and a trio of swans to show the differences between the Hooper, Polish, and Beswick’s Swans.
A set of three, framed and glazed.
Each frame: 44cm wide, 38cm high
Each picture: 29cm wide, 22cm high
Please enquire about shipping and delivery arrangements. Local delivery (or collection) is always free of charge.
These three wood engravings are taken from the 1855 work “British Game Birds and Wildfowl” by Beverly Robinson Morris. The superbly detailed figures were printed from engravings cut by noted illustrator Benjamin Fawcett, and each coloured by hand.
Here, we present three images of waterfowl: the King Duck or Eider Duck, the Canada Goose, and a trio of swans to show the differences between the Hooper, Polish, and Beswick’s Swans.
A set of three, framed and glazed.
Each frame: 44cm wide, 38cm high
Each picture: 29cm wide, 22cm high
Please enquire about shipping and delivery arrangements. Local delivery (or collection) is always free of charge.
