Framed hand-colored print of an 'Eider Duck'

$ 44.88

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

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