Background:
These prints are from the Rev. Francis Morris' (1810-1893) History of British Birds.
Morris authored a number of natural history books and guides to the estates of the
nobility in the second half of the 1800s.
The color plates were engraved and printed by
Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893). The illustrations of birds printed by Fawcett are
regarded as some of the finest natural history illustrations of the century and are
reminiscent of the bird books of Thomas Bewick. The color wood engravings shown here
were finished with added hand-coloring. |
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Price per print: |
Print Only: $80 |
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Matting
Charge: $15 |
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Framing
& Matting Charge: $125 |
Dimensions: |
Print Only: 9-1/2 x 6-1/2
inches |
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Matted: 14 x 16 inches |
Type of print: |
Original color wood engraving w/
added hand-coloring |
Year: |
1870s |
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