THIS EXQUISITE LITHOGRAPH FEATURES A VIBRANT DEPICTION OF A HAHN-S MACAW, EXECUTED IN THE STYLE OF THE RENOWNED ORNITHOLOGIST AND ILLUSTRATOR JOHN GOULD (1804-1881), WHO WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS MONUMENTAL WORKS ON BIRDS OF THE WORLD. THIS WORK IS CHARACTERISTIC OF HIS MID-19TH CENTURY BIRD PLATES, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS HENRY CONSTANTINE RICHTER AND WILLIAM MATTHEW HART.

THE PIECE IS A HAND-COLOURED LITHOGRAPH, EXECUTED ON FINE WOVE PAPER AND FRAMED WITH A CLASSIC BLACK WOOD FRAME AND WHITE MOUNT. THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE DISTINCTIVE GREEN PLUMAGE AND EXPRESSIVE STANCE OF THE MACAW, ACCENTUATED BY A WASHED AQUA BACKGROUND AND BOTANICAL ELEMENTS THAT ADD DEPTH TO THE COMPOSITION.AGE: CIRCA 1850s-1870s (APPROXIMATED BASED ON STYLE, PAPER, AND PRINTING METHOD)

SUCH WORKS FROM THE JOHN GOULD SCHOOL OF NATURAL HISTORY ILLUSTRATION ARE HIGHLY COVETED AMONG COLLECTORS FOR THEIR DETAILED EXECUTION, SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY, AND ARTISTIC ELEGANCE

A FINE EXAMPLE FOR COLLECTORS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL ART OR VICTORIAN NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS.

12X9.5 INCHES WITH MOUNTBOARD AND 9.5 X 6.5 INCHES ACTUAL