Antique Engraving Wigeon Edward Donovan Natural History of British Birds
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| Management number | 20862084 | Release Date | 2025/10/30 | List Price | $22.80 | Model Number | 20862084 | ||
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Antique hand-colored copper-plate engraving #190 of the Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) on water-marked paper. Framed in black wood with gilt inner edge.
Size: 5.5" x 9.25"
Source: The Natural History of British Birds by E. Donovan. London: Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 1797
Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish naturalist and artist best known for his remarkable natural-history collections and the books he based on them. The Natural History of British Birds was comprised of five volumes. Donovan drew, engraved, and hand-colored each of the 244 plates using watercolors and gouache.
Condition: fair - includes toning, age-related staining, pencil writing lower left and a paper inclusion under the glass. Frame has wear. Please use photos as a guide.
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| Condition | Fair |
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