Newly framed antique hand-colored print by Edwards
$ 184.8
Description
Newly framed antique hand-colored print by Edwards. Edwards’ early hand-colored prints are among our favorite bird illustrations. His major work, published in London (with a title too long to quote), 1741 to 1764, contains prints of mammals, fish, reptiles, and insects as well as of birds from many parts of the world. Antique hand-colored bird prints by 18th Century Prints of Englishmen George Edwards Edwards’ early hand-colored prints are among our favorite bird illustrations. His major work, published in London (with a title too long to quote), 1741 to 1764, contains prints of mammals, fish, reptiles, and insects as well as of birds from many parts of the world. His birds are more life-like than illustrations that preceded him, and his renderings of abbreviated natural settings, including rich foliage, are charming. Many 18th and early 19th century bird prints are quite small and don’t show up terribly well on some walls; not so with the larger prints of George Edwards. In his Fine Bird Books 1700- 1900, author Sacheverell Sitwell writes of Edwards: “At its date of issue the Natural History and Gleanings was one of the most important of all Bird Books, both as a Fine Bird Book and a work of Ornithology. It is still high on each list.” We had to look long and hard over many years to acquire prints 150 or more years old that are still in excellent condition, as our offering of Edwards are. Be careful elsewhere -- there are photo repros out there of Edwards hat can fool, some even of the correct sizes for 18th century Edward prints. The repros are worth almost nothing. Here a framed antique hand-colored print by Edwards of two Swan species, Mute Swan fully rendered and likely Bewick's Swan head only, to show the crucial marks to delineate these two species found in the United Kingdom. Published in London in 1743; print itself 9 1/4" wide x 11 5/8" tall; print in superb condition; newly framed by us with all acid-free materials in a nice antique gold frame; framed size 14.5" wide x 17.5" high, fully ready to hang.
