Original Elliot H/C Lithograph Gray Eared Finch 1860s

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Daniel Gerard Elliot 1860's Lithograph Leucosticte Griseinucha (Gray Eared Finch) from "The Birds of North America"

Information

This beautiful hand colored lithograph, Leucosticte Griseinucha (Gray Eared Finch) is from Daniel Gerard Elliot’s spectacular work, The Birds of North America. It was published in two volumes (1866-69) Philadelphia by Bowen & Co.

Elliot (1835-1915) was a leading American zoologist whose passion for study led him around the world in search of new data and specimens. A leading figure in both British and American natural history circles, Elliot left his native New York in 1894 to become the curator of zoology at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

The remarkable collections of birds and animal life that he amazed as a collector and curator are exceeded only by his splendid publishing achievements. At a time when most publishers were going to smaller formats and cheaper coloring techniques, Elliot’s books were distinguished by the highest standards of production. He commissioned Joseph Wolf and Joseph Smith, both of whom had worked for John Gould, to execute many of the drawings.

Size and Condition

This lithograph is in very good condition with some minor creasing. The deep colors are vivid and the composition with the birds posed on a flowering plant, is beautiful and very realistic.. Size is approximately 18” x 23 ½”.

Item ID: 0001047