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Antique Hand Colored Lithograph by J. Gould

Currency:USD Category:Art / General - Original Works Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 150.00 USD
Antique Hand Colored Lithograph by J. Gould
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Antique Hand Colored Lithograph Bird Painting by J. Gould, measures 11''H x 8''W, framed and under glass, FYI: John Gould (1804 - 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist and the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different hand- colored lithographic plates of birds and animals. Gould had no formal university training and considered himself a self-made man. He gained his ornithological knowledge by observation and experience. Nevertheless his contributions to this science were so vast that in 1843 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. In his pursuit of new and different birds, John Gould traveled to Asia, Australia and the East Indies. His series of natural history plates is considered by many as the finest works of bird illustrations ever presented.