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Prideaux John Selby, "Little Bittern", Engraving

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JOHN PRIDEAUX SELBY ENGRAVING 1825: JOHN PRIDEAUX SELBY, ENGRAVING 1825 H 21" W 15" "NIGHT HERON":Plate VII. Hand colored. From Illustrations of British Ornitology. Frame size 33" x 27".

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HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING AFTER PRIDEAUX JOHN SELBY (1788-1867): HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING AFTER PRIDEAUX JOHN SELBY (1788-1867)Eider Duck, Plate LXXFull figure of the male of the species in water, titled in plate. Matted behind glass, sliver-gilt frame.Impression: 15

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19th C. Colored Engraving "Short Eared Owl" J. Selby: **Originally Listed At $500** Prideaux John Selby (British, 1788-1867), "Short Eared Owl" - engraving with hand coloring, plate XXI from "Illustrated British Ornithology", Edinburgh: Daniel Lizars and

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Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Kite or Glead 19thC: Plate V, unsigned, but done by Prideaux John Selby, according to auction records; Selby(1781 - 1870) was a noted British ornithologist, etcher, and engraver; probably a red kite, unframed, the plate m

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P J Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Cinereous Eagle: Plate III in the upper right-hand corner, this engraving depicts a young Cinereous Eagle, with P J Selby below the talons, Prideaux John Selby (1788 - 1867) was a noted British ornithologist, etcher,

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Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Greenshank 19thC: Plate XIX with P1047 in the upper right-hand corner, this engraving depicts a Greenshank near the water, with P J Selby on the edge of the blue water to the left, Prideaux John Selby (1788 - 1867) was

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P J Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Shell-Drake: Plate XLVIII in the upper right-hand corner, this engraving depicts a Common Shell-Drake, with P J Selby in the water on the right; Prideaux John Selby (1788 - 1867) was a noted British ornithologist,

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Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Swiftfoot 19th C.: Plate XXXIII with P1048L in the upper right-hand corner, this engraving depicts a Cream Colored Swiftfoot, with P J Selby in the green at the very left edge of the image, Prideaux John Selby (1788 - 1

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P J Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Eider Duck: Plate LXX in the upper right-hand corner, this engraving depicts a female Eider Duck, with P J Selby near the water on the left, Prideaux John Selby (1788 - 1867) was a noted British ornithologist, et

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P J Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Pine Bullfinch: Plate LIII and P1034L in upper right-hand corner, this is a second engraving depicting a male and female pine bullfinch, by Prideaux John Selby (1788 - 1867), noted British ornithologist, etcher, and

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P.J. Selby: Bohemian Waxwings: Prideaux John Selby (British, 1788-1867): Bohemian Waxwings. Hand colored engraving mounted to board. Unframed. From Illustrations of Ornithology (Series 1, Volume 2 part 4, November 1828, plate 58) S

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P J Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Doves 19th C.: Plate LVI and P1006L in the upper right-hand corner, this second engraving of doves depicts a Ring Dove and a Turtle Dove, with P J Selby in the center near the bottom of the plate, Prideaux John Selb

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P J Selby, Hand-Colored Engraving, Red Lobefoot 19: Plate XXVIII with P1046 in the upper right-hand corner, this engraving depicts a Red Lobefoot nearing the water, with P J Selby just below the tan rocks in the bottom of the image, Prideaux John Selby

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Jardine & Selby C1840 HC Bird Print. Bahama Motmot: Hand Coloured Etching Published 1826-43 by Lizars, Edinburgh for "Illustrations of Ornithology" by William Jardine & Prideaux John Selby. Illustrated by the Authors, Edward Lear, John Gould, J. Thomps

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Jardine & Selby C1840 HC Bird Print. Trailis: Hand Coloured Etching Published 1826-43 by Lizars, Edinburgh for "Illustrations of Ornithology" by William Jardine & Prideaux John Selby. Illustrated by the Authors, Edward Lear, John Gould, J. Thomps

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Jardine & Selby C1840 HC Bird. Rangoon Drongo-Shrike: Hand Coloured Etching Published 1826-43 by Lizars, Edinburgh for "Illustrations of Ornithology" by William Jardine & Prideaux John Selby. Illustrated by the Authors, Edward Lear, John Gould, J. Thomps

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Prideaux John Selby, "Little Bittern", Engraving

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Prideaux John Selby (English, 1788-1867), "Little Bittern"-circa 1820, hand colored engraving on wove paper, with inscription to lower margin "Little Bittern, 1, Male, 2, Young after second moult", with plate number inscription to upper right "V1". Ornithological print on paper depicting two wading Bitttern birds (of the heron family), in verdant marshy landscape. With scattered graphite inscriptions to upper margin recto. Framed approximately 23.25” x 29". Sheet approximately 20" x 25.825". Note: Prideaux John Selby was a contemporary of John James Laforest Audubon (American, 1785-1851), perhaps the best known ornithological printmaker in history. Selby was a botanist and natural historian in addition to being a noted ornithologist. He is best known for his ornithological publication Illustrations of British Ornithology (1821-1834).

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Prideaux John Selby, "Little Bittern", Engraving

Name: Prideaux John Selby, \"Little Bittern\", Engraving
SKU: 47139094
Price: 300 USD
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