Lot 464
AFTER FRIEDRICH JUSTIN BERTUCH, TEN WATERCOLOUR AND INK STUDIES OF BIRDS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Day Two | Thurs 13th Nov at 10am | Lots 339 to 600
Description
each depicting a different exotic bird species, to include the multicoloured Tanager, Nightjar, Bee-Eater, Weaverbird, Sharpbill, Green Swallow, Bald Jackdaw, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Greater Ani, and Hornbill, identified in Latin and German and listed with the plate number and country of habitat, mounted and framed (10)
Dimensions
23cm x 17cm excluding frame
Footnote
This collection of bird studies are based on prints included in Bilderbuch fur Kinder, an encyclopedic picture reference book published in 1800 by Friedrich Justin Bertuch, the largest work produced by publisher.