Framed hand-colored print of an 'Eider Duck'

$ 44.88

Signed: No Theme: Animals, Nature, Birds Region of Origin: United Kingdom Item Width: c. 10" Style: Realism Period: 1794-1810 Framing: Framed Print Surface: Paper height: 11.5" Type: Print Title: Framed bird print of an 'Eider Durk' Subject: Birds, Ducks width: c. 10" Print Type: Engraving Time Period Produced: 1794-1810 Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Original/Reproduction: Original Print Handmade: Yes Production Technique: Hand Coloring Item Height: 11.5"

Description

Framed hand-colored print of an 'Eider Duck'. Framed antique hand-colored print of a possible juvenile male Common Eider, from the book 'A Genuine and Universal System of Natural History' by Ebenezer Sibley and the great Sir Charles Linnaeus, the originator of the binomial system of scientific names; their prints are scarce and hard to find. The interesting older frame is c. 10" w x 11.5" high and in excellent condition, as are the double mat and the scarce and lovely print. Ready to hang. $85.00