John Gould Rare 1869 Original Lithograph Bennett's Cassowary Birds of Australia

A Beautiful and Stunning, Extremely Rare, 1869 Antique Original Hand Coloured Lithograph, Titled "Bennett's Cassowary (Dwarf Cassowary), Casuarius Bennetti"  From The Birds of Australia" By Famous English Ornithologist and Bird Artist John Gould (1804-1881), "The Bird Man"

Excellent Condition, vivid colours, beautifully hand coloured, seldom offered

Here is an example of this Hand Coloured Lithograph for sale A$$1850

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John Gould's Original Lighograph like this one is rare nowadays, highly Valued.

Here is an example of John Gould's Lithograph Sold at fine art auction, 25 Lithograph, $5600 each.

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It is in Excellent Condition considering its age, Clean, few very light age dots outside the image

Image Size: 32x48 cm

Frame Size: 56x72 cm

Frame Condition: Good Condition with minor wears

Ready to Hang

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John Gould (1804-1881) English Bird Artist and Ornithologist

Worked with Charles Darwin

Created some famous and Historic Bird Illustrations and Scentific Volumes as the following

A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, 1930-1932

The Birds of Europe, 1932-1937

A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands; 1837-38

A monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of toucans; 1833-35

The Birds of Australia, 1840-1848

A monograph of the Odontophorinae, or partridges of America; 1844-50

The Mammals of Australia (1845–63)

A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Humming Birds with 360 plates (1849–61)

The Birds of Australia; Supplement 1851-69

The Birds of Asia 1850-1883

The Birds of Great Britain, 1962-1976

The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia; 1875-88

A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds Supplement, completed after Gould's death by R. Bowdler Sharpe; 1880-87

John Gould employed some most noted Bird Artist at time, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf, William Mathew Hart, Edward Lear and His Wife Elizabeth Gould

In 1838 the Goulds sailed to Australia intending to study the birds of that country and be the first to produce a major work on the subject, The result of the trip was The Birds of Australia (1840–1848)

http://www.traditionalart.com/gouldboplist.html

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