Framed hand-colored print of an 'Eider Duck'

$ 44.88

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

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